(Minghui.org) The Philadelphia Inquirer posted two letters to the editor on September 23-25, 2026, calling on the US and the world to pay attention to the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) persecution of Falun Gong, during Chinese President Xi’s visit. The following letter: “Survivor’s Plea” by William Huang from Wynnewood, Pennsylvania was published on September 23.
“President Donald Trump is set to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House later this week for a crucial summit.
“Born and raised in China, I immigrated to the U.S. in 2008. I cannot return to China, and more sadly, I was unable to visit my parents before their passing 10 years ago. Why? Because I practice the spiritual meditation practice called Falun Gong.
“In July 1999, the brutal persecution against Falun Gong was launched by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). At the time, I was a doctoral candidate at China’s prestigious Tsinghua University. For refusing to renounce my beliefs, I was arrested and then imprisoned for a total of five years in a slave labor camp.
“Like many who have been arrested, I was subject to brainwashing, constant surveillance, humiliation, beatings, 30 days of sleep deprivation, and almost a year of physical isolation.
“Falun Gong is the largest group the CCP has been trying to eliminate. In 2019, the independent China Tribunal concluded that Falun Gong practitioners are subjected to forced organ removal to supply China’s transplant industry.
“I sincerely hope President Trump will address the persecution with Xi during the summit.”
Original posting: https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/letters/letters-editor-september-23-2026-20260923.html
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