On October 4th, the China Democracy Party and “Beijing Spring” jointly held the “Exhibition of Communist Party’s Tyranny” and “Cultural Revolution Crimes Exhibition” in front of the Flushing Library in New York. Through hundreds of historical pictures, they showcased the political persecution and social unrest during the Cultural Revolution. The banner read, “The Communist Party’s tyranny has piled up for 77 years, too many crimes to enumerate.”
The photo exhibition attracted many Chinese and Western onlookers, with many elderly Chinese bending down to carefully examine each historical photo. The displayed images included the absurd propaganda of Mao Zedong quotations during the Cultural Revolution, struggle sessions, public humiliations with dunce caps, as well as scenes of educated youth sent to rural areas. English explanations accompanied the photos.
Passersby were drawn to stop and observe the exhibition, with many elderly Chinese immigrants bending down to scrutinize the display boards. The struggle sessions and public humiliation scenes depicted in the photos were familiar historical images to them.
A Western man carefully looked at each photo at the exhibition, reading the English captions attentively and even taking out his phone to capture them. Assistant Chairman An Qiang of the China Democracy Party approached him for a discussion.
China Democracy Party member Wei Shijie, in an interview with the Epoch Times, stated that in mainland China, the populace has long been subjected to the Communist Party’s official political propaganda and education. The CCP’s internet firewall blocks out the truth. It is only after coming abroad that they have the opportunity to access photos, information, and historical records not easily seen within mainland China.
“We can see photos, information, and knowledge that are not accessible domestically while overseas,” Wei Shijie said. He added that holding the photo exhibition is aimed at showcasing the history of the Communist Party’s 77 years of usurpation to the American public and overseas Chinese, including political movements like the Cultural Revolution and the resulting harm.
“We hope that the general public can see this reality,” Wei Shijie emphasized.