(Minghui.org) Falun Dafa practitioners from Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli held activities in Bamboo Shoots Park in Chupei City on the afternoon of July 16, 2022, to solemnly commemorate fellow practitioners who died during the CCP’s (Chinese Communist Party) persecution. They demonstrated the exercises, held a photo exhibition, gave music performances, and a documentary screening. The activities started at 5 p.m. and ended at around 8 p.m. with a candlelight vigil.
Practitioners demonstrate the Falun Dafa exercises at Bamboo Shoots Park in Chupei City as part of the activities on July 16, 2022.
Practitioners held a candlelight vigil to commemorate victims of the persecution on July 16, 2022.
Several government officials including Hsinchu City councilor Tseng Tzu-cheng, Hsinchu County councilors Yu Hsiao-ching and Cheng Mei-chin as well as former chairman of Chupei City Representative Council Lin Wen-li attended the activities to show their support. Deputy speaker of the Hsinchu County council Wang Ping-han sent a basket of flowers while his assistant Chen Mei-hui attended the event on his behalf.
Hsinchu City Councilor: The Communist Regime Will Fall Apart One Day
Hsinchu City councilor Tseng Tzu-cheng addressed the event.
Hsinchu City councilor Tseng Tzu-cheng said he felt sad, as he had attended many activities organized by Falun Dafa practitioners to expose the persecution. He said, “The brutal nature of the CCP cannot be changed.” He pointed out, “Western countries tried to change its ways through economic means but instead the situation worsened.”
He said, “I thank Falun Dafa practitioners for exposing the regime’s evil nature through various channels, gradually awakening both Eastern and Western countries. I hope this evil political power will disintegrate soon and practitioners will persevere to the end. I will continue to work hard with practitioners until that day.”
Hsinchu County Councilor Condemns Organ Harvesting
Hsinchu County councilor Yu Hsiao-ching gave a speech during the event.
“No one in this world should be so brutally and inhumanly treated,” said Hsinchu County councilor Yu Hsiao-ching. She said her friend went to China for a kidney transplant and afterwards she learned that organs in China came from illegal sources. This made her condemn the regime’s evil ways and she called on the government to stop giving free anti-rejection medication to those who had illegal organ transplants.
She emphasized that her condemnation “does not target Chinese citizens but rejects the CCP’s rule. Its totalitarian rule cannot be accepted in democratic countries.” She also mentioned that one cannot imagine the pain caused by the CCP’s persecution of Falun Dafa practitioners including physical, mental violence and coercion. “No normal government in the world should act like this.”
She praised practitioners for “persisting in using the most peaceful, gentle way to express their appeal and let more people know the truth.” She also hoped all politicians will realize that “as someone in public office they are responsible to society and the country’s legislation.” She hopes this persecution will end soon.
Former Chairman of Chupei City Representative Council Hopes Humanity’s Morality Will Improve
Former chairman of Chupei City Representative Council Lin Wen-li spoke at the event.
Former chairman of Chupei City Representative Council Lin Wen-li said he began to practice Falun Dafa around six months ago. “Besides improving health and fitness, more importantly, Falun Dafa focuses on improving oneself by following the principles. Yet such an amazing practice is brutally oppressed. The Communist totalitarian regime is a political power where one person decides everything, there is no democracy whatsoever.” He felt that because of the pandemic, “People are more aware of the CCP’s brutal rule and express their dislike for its autocratic ways.”
He also mentioned that in today’s world where information is transmitted quickly, any activity held will be known in all corners of the world. Consequently he thinks that “the truth will surface.” He also observed that events in the world have moved significantly towards democracy. Therefore he thinks activities held by Falun Dafa practitioners are “great for awakening human moral values.”
“Tyranny should not be allowed to exist, we should cast this aside together.” Mr. Lin also mentioned that during this inhuman suppression, Falun Dafa has spread around the world, thereby turning disaster into something good.
Mr. Lin, who has been in politics for nearly 30 years, said since he started to practice Falun Dafa, “It helps me quiet down.” He said, “I see things and people differently.” He explained that in the past he was attached to gain and pursued power; now he understood that making money should not be one’s purpose in life, “Instead one should do some meaningful things. I want to be able to promote Falun Dafa, practice cultivation and let more people know about the unjust treatment in China—that is very meaningful.”
Dignitaries who participated in the event, from right to left: Hsinchu County councilor Yu Hsiao-ching, Hsinchu City councilor Tseng Tzu-cheng, former chairman of Chupei City Representative Council Lin Wen-li and Hsinchu County councilor Cheng Mei-chin.
Deputy speaker of the Hsinchu County council, Wang Ping-han, sent a basket of flowers to show his appreciation.
Music performances and singing
Tyranny Will Fall Apart in the End, It Is Just a Matter of Time
People stopped to learn about Falun Dafa and the persecution. Mr. Chong Cheng-yan video recorded the event with his mobile phone. He said, “I learned of today’s event through the Internet.” He explained that he has been paying attention to the persecution of Falun Dafa for a long time.
He felt that the CCP’s organ harvesting is inhuman, “The regime’s despicable ways will lead to its downfall in the end, it is simply a matter of time.”
He also said, “I have a lot of respect for Mr. Li Hongzhi, the founder of Falun Dafa and his compassion for people.”
From the behavior of practitioners he knew that not only are they healthier than ordinary people, the change in their character is even more obvious. He saw his friend’s positive changes, “Practitioners are kinder and more considerate than other people, so I know Falun Dafa is good.”
Ms. Song Lihua learned the exercises.
Ms. Song Lihua from Zhongli came to learn the exercises. A friend suggested that she give Falun Dafa a try, as she had not been feeling well. She was accompanied by her daughter Ms. Jiang, who enthusiastically asked where the local practice sites were. She hopes that her mother’s health will improve through practicing Falun Dafa.
Passersby learned about Falun Dafa and the persecution by reading the information on display.
Mr. Chen, who is a first year student in the philosophy department in the National Chengchi University, passed by and began taking photos with his mobile phone. He accepted a flyer and listened as practitioners explained about the persecution. He said, “The rally emphasizes the fact that Taiwan is a democracy. People can have freedom of belief in Taiwan.” He said he would search online for more information on Falun Dafa when he returns home.
Background: What Is Falun Dafa and Why Is the CCP Persecuting It?
Falun Dafa (also known as Falun Gong) was first introduced to the public by Mr. Li Hongzhi in Changchun, China, in 1992. The spiritual discipline is now practiced in over 100 countries and regions worldwide. Millions of people who have embraced the teachings, which are based on the principles of Truthfulness, Compassion, and Forbearance, and have learned the five exercises, have experienced improved health and well-being.
Jiang Zemin, former head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), perceived the spiritual discipline’s growing popularity as a threat to the CCP’s atheistic ideology and on July 20, 1999, he issued an order to eradicate the practice.
Under Jiang’s personal direction, the CCP established the 610 Office, an extralegal security organization with the power to override the police and judicial systems and whose sole function is to carry out the persecution of Falun Dafa.
Minghui.org has confirmed the deaths of thousands of practitioners as a result of the persecution over the past 23 years. The actual number is believed to be much higher. Countless practitioners have been imprisoned and tortured for their faith.
There is concrete evidence that the CCP sanctions the harvesting of organs from detained practitioners, who are murdered to supply China’s organ transplant industry.
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