To the editor:

June 10th marks a dark anniversary for China. On this date in 1999, Chinese Communist Party head Jiang Zemin set up an organization called the “6-10 office”, named for the date of its creation. Its purpose was the eradication of Falun Dafa (Falun Gong) in China.

Falun Dafa is a spiritual practice combining qigong exercise, meditation and a focus on the principles of truthfulness, compassion and forbearance. While the practice initially enjoyed government support after its introduction in 1992, as it grew more popular, Jiang Zemin viewed this large group of meditators as a target to be eliminated.

On July 20th 1999, the 6-10 office began its operation and innocent people were arrested from their homes, jobs or exercise sites. This was done without warning and outside of legal channels. 2 days later, a 24/7 defamation campaign was initiated using all media outlets.

Under this pressure, Falun Dafa practitioners lost their jobs and even their own family members beat them. Nobody wanted to be associated with Falun Dafa. My own cousin divorced his wife to protect their son. I’ve been unable to return home to China since 1999.

There is substantial evidence that large-scale forced organ harvesting has occurred in China with Falun Dafa practitioners being the main victims.

For 22 years, Falun Dafa practitioners both inside and outside of China have been telling the world what has happened. I want to let readers know about this situation that continues today.

To learn more please visit: https://faluninfo.net/the-610-office-policing-the-chinese-spirit/ and https://endtransplantabuse.org.

Yin Zhang

Houston, Texas