{"id":2069264,"date":"2023-10-16T16:53:03","date_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-falun-gong-parade-in-brooklyn-onlookers-celebrate-450-million-quitting-the-chinese-communist-party\/"},"modified":"2023-10-16T16:56:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T20:56:25","slug":"at-falun-gong-parade-in-brooklyn-onlookers-celebrate-450-million-quitting-the-chinese-communist-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-falun-gong-parade-in-brooklyn-onlookers-celebrate-450-million-quitting-the-chinese-communist-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn&#8217;s Falun Gong Parade: Cheers for 450M Quitting Chinese Communist Party"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fat-falun-gong-parade-in-brooklyn-onlookers-celebrate-450-million-quitting-the-chinese-communist-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2069264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><blockquote>\n<h2>Parade in Brooklyn Celebrates 420 Million People Quitting the Chinese Communist Party<\/h2>\n<p>When \u2063Cheng Xiongying, a recent immigrant to the United States, heard about a parade in Brooklyn honoring the 420 million individuals who have\u200b renounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its affiliated organizations, he eagerly joined in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just\u2062 quit the\u2062 Party \u2062today, too,&#8221; he excitedly shared\u2062 with a reporter from The Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Cheng was \u2062not alone in his decision\u2014other \u2062spectators at the \u200dparade on October 15 also revealed that \u2062they had severed ties with the CCP.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Related \u200cStories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/hong-kong-entrepreneur-overcomes-ccp-suppression-to-thrive-in-the-us-5508680?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Hong\u2064 Kong Entrepreneur Overcomes\u200b CCP Suppression\u200d to Thrive in the US<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/15\/2023<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/china\/chinese-seabed-warfare-crisis-counterbalance-and-fresh-threats-of-war-5506338?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><br \/>\n<h3>Seabed Warfare is New \u200dDomain in CCP&#8217;s \u2064Quest to Dominate the Indo-Pacific<\/h3>\n<p><\/a><span class=\"text-comp-caption\">10\/13\/2023<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. \u2062Cheng had initially joined the \u200dCommunist Youth League while studying\u2062 in China, but \u200bhis perspective changed when\u200c students began advocating for liberal democracy in the late \u200c1980s. \u200cThe movement was tragically suppressed \u200bduring the 1989\u2064 Tiananmen Square massacre, where CCP forces brutally killed protesting students.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the parade, Mr. Cheng encountered Falun\u2063 Gong practitioners who assisted him \u200bin officially withdrawing from the CCP.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From \u200cthe Cultural Revolution to the present day, the CCP has persecuted\u2062 countless individuals,&#8221; \u200cMr. Cheng expressed. &#8220;Upon arriving in the United\u2062 States, I discovered\u2064 a place filled with sunshine and freedom. Such conditions are unimaginable in China.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Falun Gong, \u2062also known\u2064 as\u200b Falun Dafa, is a spiritual practice that emerged in China in 1992. By the end\u2062 of the decade, an estimated 70 to 100 million people in China were\u2064 practicing Falun Gong. It promotes the principles \u200bof truth, \u2063compassion, and forbearance, along with incorporating five \u2064meditative exercises.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200d in 1999, then-CCP leader Jiang Zemin launched a widespread\u2062 campaign \u200dto\u200d &#8220;eradicate&#8221; the practice. Followers of Falun Gong were abducted, detained in \u2063concentration \u200ccamps, subjected to torture, and even killed for \u200dtheir organs.\u2062 This \u2064persecution \u200bhas\u200c been\u2062 extensively documented by\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/refugee-watchdog-calls-for-immediate-action-in-ethiopia\/\" title=\"Refugee Watchdog Calls for Immediate Action in Ethiopia\">international <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-womens-soccer-team-kneels-for-anthem-wears-black-lives-matter\/\" title=\"US Women's Soccer Team Kneels for Anthem, Wears 'Black Lives Matter'\">human rights<\/a> organizations<\/a> and media outlets like The Epoch \u2062Times.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 parade in Brooklyn, led by Falun \u2064Gong practitioners from the New York area, featured flags, banners, a \u2062marching band, and other festivities. Participants called for an end to the \u200d24-year-long persecution of Falun Gong by \u200dthe CCP, while\u200c also raising\u2062 awareness about the \u2062&#8221;quitting the party&#8221; \u2063movement, known as the Tuidang movement \u2064(EndCCP.com) in Chinese. Over 420 million people have renounced the CCP after learning about its\u200b atrocities since its\u200d establishment.<\/p>\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>Falun Gong practitioners walk in a\u2062 parade highlighting the Chinese regime&#8217;s persecution \u200bof their faith, in \u2063Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 15, 2023. (Larry Dye\/The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Yi Rong, president \u2062of the Global Service \u200cCenter for Quitting the CCP,\u2062 emphasized \u200dthe significance of 420 million\u2062 withdrawals \u200cfrom the Party.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The collapse of the CCP is imminent,&#8221; she declared. &#8220;We hope this message will\u2062 inspire\u200c more\u2063 Chinese people to join the wave of quitting the Party,\u200c ultimately consigning the CCP to the dustbin of history.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Jin Defu, \u200danother recent immigrant to the United States, admitted that he had been indoctrinated by the\u2062 CCP until just a year ago.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, \u2062he utilized Freegate, a software developed by\u2062 Falun Gong practitioners to bypass the CCP&#8217;s \u200binternet censorship, and discovered The\u2064 Epoch Times.<\/p>\n<p>There, he encountered the &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ninecommentaries.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nine Commentaries \u200con the Communist\u2063 Party<\/a>,&#8221;\u2063 a book translated into 33 languages that exposes the CCP&#8217;s bloody history.<\/p>\n<p>Inspired, he proceeded to read &#8220;Zhuan Falun,&#8221; the primary text of Falun Gong. Since the book is banned by the CCP, \u2063he had to read it secretly. However, it profoundly impacted him.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My mental state has greatly improved, \u200band \u2062my physical health has \u2063also improved,&#8221; Mr. Jin shared. &#8220;I\u2062 used to have a short temper and frequently engaged in fights. After embracing Falun\u200c Gong, my mindset changed, and I became more composed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Communist Party has not accomplished a single positive thing since seizing power.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This realization motivated him to find a way to withdraw from the CCP\u200b and leave China. He expressed his \u2063hope that all\u200c Chinese people would\u2062 read the \u200b&#8221;Nine Commentaries&#8221; and\u200c sever ties with\u2062 the Party.<\/p>\n<p><em>Epoch Times reporter Linda Lin and NTD\u200d contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Correction: A previous version\u200d of this \u2064article provided an incorrect figure \u200dfor the \u200bnumber of Chinese individuals who have\u2063 quit the \u2064Chinese Communist Party through the Tuidang movement. The Epoch Times regrets the error.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the \u200cparade in Brooklyn serve as a\u2062 call to action for the international community to support the fight for freedom and condemn the\u200d CCP&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a> in \u2062China<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Re)<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The parade \u2064not only\u2064 celebrated those who have renounced the \u2064CCP but also aimed to shed light on \u200cthe \u2063brutal persecution faced by Falun Gong practitioners in China. The practitioners were \u200ddetermined to raise awareness \u2062about the \u200dCCP&#8217;s atrocities and \u2064the importance\u200b of quitting the\u200b party.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u200dits establishment, the Chinese \u2063Communist Party has\u2064 been \u2062responsible for \u200bthe persecution and suppression of countless individuals in China. From the Cultural Revolution to the present day, the CCP has exercised\u200b tight control \u2064over every aspect\u2062 of Chinese society, curtailing\u2063 freedom of speech, belief, and association. Its human rights abuses and oppressive regime have drawn international \u200bscrutiny and condemnation.<\/p>\n<p>The Tuidang\u200c movement, also known as &#8220;quitting the party,&#8221; has gained \u200bmomentum in recent years as more and more Chinese \u2064citizens become aware of the CCP&#8217;s \u2064true nature. \u2064Through word-of-mouth, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platforms<\/a>, and initiatives like the parade in Brooklyn, the movement has empowered\u2062 people to sever ties \u2062with the party\u200d and its affiliated organizations. The number of individuals who have quit the CCP has now reached a staggering\u200c 420 million.<\/p>\n<p>Falun\u200d Gong\u200d practitioners have been at the forefront of the movement,\u2063 advocating for\u200c freedom and\u200c justice. Their courage\u2062 and determination in the face of \u200bpersecution serve as an inspiration to others. By highlighting the CCP&#8217;s crimes against humanity, the practitioners hope to bring about positive change \u200bin China and eventually \u2063end the regime&#8217;s oppressive rule.<\/p>\n<p>The parade in \u2063Brooklyn was a powerful display \u200dof unity and\u200c resilience. Participants, adorned \u2063in colorful costumes and \u200cwaving flags, marched through the streets, drawing attention to\u2062 the cause. The presence of\u2062 a marching band added a festive atmosphere to the event, instilling a sense \u2064of hope and optimism for a brighter future.<\/p>\n<p>As the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-falun-gong-parade-in-brooklyn-onlookers-celebrate-450-million-quitting-the-chinese-communist-party\/\" title=\"Brooklyn's Falun Gong Parade: Cheers for 450M Quitting Chinese Communist Party\">parade garnered \u2064media attention<\/a>, it served \u2062as a reminder to the world of \u2062the ongoing struggle for freedom \u200cand human rights in China. The stories of\u200c brave individuals\u2064 like Mr. Cheng, who choose to\u2063 renounce\u200c the CCP \u2064and stand up\u200b for\u2063 justice,\u2064 must\u2063 be shared and amplified. \u2062It is through awareness and understanding that change can be achieved.<\/p>\n<p>The celebration in Brooklyn was not just a commemoration of the 420 million people\u200c who have quit \u2062the CCP; it was \u2062a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the\u2062 face of tyranny. \u200dIt reminded us all that no matter\u200c how oppressive a regime may \u2062be,\u2063 there will always be \u2064individuals who strive for freedom, justice, and the pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n<p>As \u200dthe parade concluded, Mr. Cheng expressed his gratitude to\u2062 the Falun Gong practitioners for their support in his decision to quit the CCP. He echoed the sentiments of many others who have \u200bchosen to\u2063 sever ties with the party, emphasizing the\u200c importance of freedom and the pursuit of truth.<\/p>\n<p>The parade \u2064in Brooklyn was not only a celebration\u200b but\u200b also \u2063a call to action. It called on the international community to stand in \u200dsolidarity\u2062 with the Chinese people, support their fight for\u2062 freedom, and condemn the CCP&#8217;s \u200bhuman rights abuses. It served as \u200ba \u2063powerful reminder that the struggle\u2062 for justice\u2064 is far from\u200b over.<\/p>\n<p>Through events like the parade in Brooklyn and the growing momentum of the Tuidang movement, the voices of those who have\u200d quit the\u200c CCP are \u2062being heard. Their courage and determination\u2062 serve \u2062as a beacon of hope, inspiring others to take a stand. The \u2063world must\u2063 pay attention and join forces with these brave individuals in their quest\u200d for freedom and justice.<\/p>\n<p>In celebrating the 420 million people who have quit the CCP, the parade in Brooklyn served as a powerful reminder \u2063that\u2063 change\u200d is possible. It showcased the strength and resilience of the human spirit in \u2064the face of oppression. It reminded us all that the pursuit of truth and justice is a \u2062universal endeavor\u2014one that requires the collective effort of\u200c individuals and nations \u200balike.<\/p>\n<p>As the parade came to a close, the streets of Brooklyn were filled with a sense of \u200chope and determination. Participants and spectators alike were \u200bleft with the understanding that the fight for freedom and justice \u200bcontinues. They were reminded that \u200bevery voice matters\u200c and that by standing together, we can bring about \u200dmeaningful change.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cparade in Brooklyn was a \u200dsymbol of solidarity, resilience, and hope. It celebrated the 420 million individuals who have renounced the CCP and their \u2064determination\u200c to create a better future. It served as a \u200creminder that no matter the odds, the\u2063 human\u2064 spirit will always strive for freedom, justice, and truth.<\/p>\n<p>As Mr. Cheng and many others walked away from the parade, they carried with\u200d them a renewed sense \u200dof purpose. They knew that their \u2062decision to quit the CCP\u200c was\u200d not just a personal one\u2014it was a step towards a brighter future for themselves, their fellow Chinese citizens, and\u200c all those who long for freedom.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2064parade in Brooklyn may be over, but the fight for freedom and justice in China continues. It is \u200ba fight that requires the support and solidarity \u200dof<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheng Xiongying, a new US immigrant, eagerly joined the Brooklyn parade celebrating 420 million people who renounced the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). 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