Unwavering Spirit: Falun Gong Perseveres in China Despite 20 Years of Persecution—Peter Erping Zhang

Twenty years ago today, the Chinese Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin delivered the order to “eradicate” the spiritual discipline known as Falun Gong, and started a campaign to demonize, imprison, re-educate millions of people across the nation. Just what exactly is Falun Gong, which is also known as Falun Dafa? Why did the Chinese communist regime spend billions of dollars to persecute and vilify these nonviolent spiritual believers? And while the persecution continues, why do we hear so little about it today?