This is a discussion about the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) systematic persecution of certain groups, leading to the atrocity of forced organ harvesting.
The key points of the conversation include: ### **The Persecution of Falun Gong and Truth in China** * **Dr. Wen Chen’s Journey:** Dr. Chen, a staff scientist with a background in biology, shares how she learned the truth about the Tiananmen Square Massacre after coming to the US, realizing that what she was taught in China was “a big lie”. She also describes the emotional and career devastation her educated parents suffered during the Cultural Revolution .
* **Cindy Song’s Experience as a Prosecutor:** Cindy Song, a former prosecutor in China, recounts being ordered to fabricate cases of suicide or murder against Falun Gong practitioners following an internal letter from then-President Jiang Zemin. She realized that in the CCP system, “law is just a tool for the ruling party”. Falun Gong is described as an ancient Chinese belief centered on the principles of **truthfulness, compassion, and forbearance**
. ### **Unmasking Forced Organ Harvesting** * **State-Run Atrocity:** The conversation centers on how the CCP’s persecution and dehumanization of groups have led to a government-run business of forced organ harvesting . * **China Tribunal Findings:** The independent China Tribunal in London, after extensive hearings, issued a 2020 ruling concluding **”beyond a reasonable doubt”** that forced organ harvesting has been happening in China since the late 1990s and continues today. * **Scale and Victims:** The rough estimation is that between **65,000 to 90,000** organ transplants take place every year in China without identifiable sources.
* **Falun Gong practitioners** were initially the main target pool for organs because their healthy, meditative lifestyle ensured high-quality, healthy organs.
* **Uyghurs**** became a targeted after the Chinese government sequenced the DNA and tested the blood types of 100% of the Uyghur population. * The
speakers also note the disappearance of high school and college students, connecting the mandatory physical checkups and blood s to the organ-sourcing system.
### **The Documentary and Call to Action** * **”State Organs” Documentary:** Cindy Song produced the documentary *State Organs*, which has won over 50 international film awards. The film follows two Chinese families in their 20-year search for loved ones who disappeared while in police custody. The documentary is available on platforms like Amazon and Apple TV, and its website is. *
**Legislative Action:** The speakers urge viewers to write to their elected officials to push for key legislation: * **US Federal Level:** The **Falun Gong Protection Act (S. 49)** and the **Stop Organ Harvesting Force Organ Harvesting Bill** are currently sitting in the US Senate and need to be passed. * **State Level (Missouri):** Missouri’s **Senate Bill 817** aims to prevent local people from going to China to buy organs.
State Organs “Unmasking Transplant Abuse In China” A Conversation With Bishop Dennis Eversen, Wen Chen & Cindy Song
