10 things to know about China

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10 things you have to know about China

1. Large scale forced human organ harvesting:

Organ Harvested from live Falun Gong adherents, in China Labor camps, hospitals, prisons and military facilities, started from 1999 till present

Reports:
- “bloody harvest“, by David Matas, Esq. and Hon. David Kilgour, Esq. Canada
- UN report on China organ harvesting

Video:
- CTV Newsnet Live: Press conference from Ottawa (on China organ harvesting)
(You need the latest version of Media Player to watch the video)

- Youtube Video: Press conference, by David Matas and David Kilgour:
Part1, part2, part3, part4

2. Largest wave of resignation from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations is happening:

As of date 57 million Chinese have withdrew from CCP. More than 47 million Chinese have quit the CCP till Dec. 2008, people are continue quitting at a rate about 44,000 to 56,000 per day in April 2008. This wave started from the end of 2004.  People post their statements on the Quit CCP Statements website (in Chinese)

Details information can be found from following 2 posts:

- China: 35 Million Chinese Quit the Communist Party, Apr.13, 2008
- Statistics and Q/A: 20 Million Chinese Quit the Chinese Communist Party, April 3rd, 2007

3. “6-10 office”, a modern Gestapo organization exists

Formed by former leader of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Jiang Zemin, the “610 office” has its central office in Beijing, and branches in all the Chinese cities, villages, governmental agencies, institutions, and schools.

Details: China’s Modern Gestapo (1)- Preface

4. Torture widely used in more than 300 Foreced Labor camps located all over the country

Details: List of China Modern Torture Methods (slideshow)

5. As many as 80 million Chinese died after the Communist party gained power since 1949

This number exceeds the total number of deaths in both World Wars combined.

Details: On the Chinese Communist Party’s History of Killing (external link), by the Epochtimes

6. 5000-year-long traditional Chinese culture was destroyed by the Chinese Communist party

Especially in the 10-year-period “culture revolution”, from 1966 to 1976

Details: On How the Chinese Communist Party Destroyed Traditional Culture (external link), by the Epochtimes

Youtube Video: First half, Second half

7. Tibetan shot to death by Chinese soldiers, October, 2006

Youtube Video: Olympic host China -Their Soldiers Killing Innocent Tibetans

Reports: Video footage shows Tibetans shot in the back by Chinese soldiers, October 13th, 2006

8. Armed police publically open fire to villagers in south China, December, 2005

Place: Dongzhou village, Shanwei City, Guangdong Province, southeast China
Date: Dec. 6, 2005
Reason: Farmers protest the government plans of partially infilling the bay and build a new power plant

Details: Dongzhou protests, from wikipedia

9. Gulja killing- Handreds, perhaps thousands of ethnic Uighurs killed by armed police, 1997

Place: Gulja (Yining) city, Xingjiang, northwest China
Date: Feb. 5~6, 1997
Reason: calling for an end to discrimination against ethnic Uighurs

Details: Torture Campaign Leaflets, Amnesty International

- Rebiya Kadeer’s personal account of Gulja after the massacre on 5 February 1997, Amnesty International

10. Tiananmen massacre – June. 4, 1989

Thousands of students shot to death by tanks and soldiers on Tiananmen square in capital city Beijing in 1989

Place: Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China
Date: June 6, 1989
Reason: University students protested corruption, appealing for democracy

Details &Video : Videos: Tiananmen Square Massacre 18 Years Ago in China