China is a major country for organ transplants. In recent years, incidents of forced organ harvesting by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) have been continuously exposed. Recently, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital held a so-called “Organ Donation Day” event where they live-streamed a “public education on organ donation,” sparking widespread backlash online.
On June 11th, the CCP designated it as “Organ Donation Day.” Beijing Chaoyang Hospital organized a “Special Live Broadcast for China’s Organ Donation Day” on that day to “educate the public on organ donation.” The live stream featured three individuals, including two department directors and one official from the hospital’s publicity department. As soon as the broadcast started, viewers flooded the screen with condemning comments. Some expressed, “Directors, why don’t you donate your whole family first?” and “Will your children donate?” while others sarcastically wished them success in their donations.
Mr. Jia from Fujian voiced that the authorities promoting such events completely lack an understanding of the people’s concerns. It is normal for the public to criticize this matter, especially with the increasing number of missing young individuals, students, and children these days. With no positive response from the authorities, every family worries about their children’s safety, making it a topic of great sensitivity among the public.
Mr. Jia emphasized that people are particularly sensitive to the topic of organ transplants, especially after the exposure of alleged child organ donors leading to death at Xiangya Second Hospital. Given the long-standing issue of missing persons, netizens are eagerly paying attention because this touches every household and involves the lives of everyone.
Mr. Chai, a private business owner on the mainland, noted that there have been numerous reports about the medical system lately, leading to a lack of trust in the ethics of doctors. With the current promotion of organ donation, people are expressing disbelief because nowadays, the public is more discerning and less gullible. The source of organs for transplantation has become a focal point of concern as the practice of forced donations from death row inmates is no longer allowed by law.
While the CCP officially forbids organ trafficking, Mr. Chai mentioned that it still occurs in private, as there is a profit chain associated with organ transplantation. He cited the case at Xiangya Hospital as a form of systematic crime. Such systematic crimes involve the entire hospital system for an extended period, including cooperation with some public security systems, constituting organized large-scale crimes.
Mr. Chai emphasized that those engaged in such criminal activities should face punishment according to the law, including imprisonment or even the death penalty. Xiangya Hospital is just one example that has come to light, and similar instances likely exist in hospitals across the country, with many cases of such crimes remaining undisclosed.
As the organ transplantation industry continues to expand in China, major hospitals have successively established Organ Procurement and Allocation Offices, known as OPO offices. The China Organ Procurement Organization Alliance (OPO Alliance) was founded in 2014 at Wuhan University’s Zhongnan Hospital, with CCP liver transplant expert Zheng Shusen serving as the chairman at the time.
Beijing Chaoyang Hospital established its OPO office in April 2017, followed by Zunyi Medical University Affiliated Hospital in May 2017, Xiamen University Affiliated Xiang’an Hospital in September 2018, and Xi’an Jiaotong University First Affiliated Hospital in September 2021.