On October 1st, Wang Juntao, Chairman of the National Committee of the China Democracy Party, led nearly a hundred members in a protest outside the Chinese Consulate in New York, exposing the persecution of the people by the Chinese Communist Party since it seized power in 1949. Members of the China Democracy Party stated that October 1st is not a national day for the Chinese people but a “National Day of Mourning for China.” By holding a protest rally in New York, they aimed to convey these voices to the international community and urged more people to pay attention to human rights issues in China.
At the rally, Wang Juntao stated that since the CCP took power in 1949, it has established a “tyranny.” He cited official data from the CCP government indicating that various political movements have resulted in the deaths of at least millions of people, with tens of millions perishing in major famines. Additionally, the family planning policy has prevented the birth of nearly 400 million lives.
He emphasized that October 1st should be regarded as a “National Day of Mourning,” both as a commemoration of the deceased and an opportunity to expose the suffering under CCP rule to the outside world. “Speaking out with a different voice at the most sensitive moment of the CCP’s propaganda can have a greater impact than usual.”
China Democracy Party member Zhang Aibing expressed that he attended the event to protest the “76th anniversary of the CCP’s usurpation of power” and the inhumane lockdown policies during the pandemic. He recalled his experience during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wuhan, considering it the most direct blow to him.
“At that time, the entire city was closed for two to three months, with empty streets and fear pervading the city,” he said. The pandemic not only led to extreme shortages of medical resources but also resulted in many patients dying without timely treatment, causing his business to go bankrupt after the lockdown, plunging his family into crisis.
Zhang Aibing pointed out that despite contacting outside information through circumventing tools as early as 2008, he initially doubted news reports about live organ harvesting by the CCP. However, with more cases exposed, he eventually believed that such events indeed exist.
Ding Hongli from Zhejiang mentioned that the CCP regime is not a continuation of China’s 5,000 years of civilization but a “dictatorship that has not been elected by the people” since 1949. He referred to events such as the Cultural Revolution, Great Leap Forward, and the Tiananmen Square protests, viewing them as reflections of the CCP’s tyranny.
Ding Hongli especially discussed his experience during the lockdown in Shanghai due to the pandemic. He stated that under the prolonged lockdown, many residents faced difficulties in obtaining food and medicine, with some choosing to commit suicide due to the unbearable situation. He recalled an incident where a woman delivering food to her elderly father was attacked by netizens and eventually jumped off a building, describing it as a “microcosm of brainwashing and the obliteration of humanity in society.”
Following the Urumqi fire incident in Xinjiang in November 2022, a “Blank Sheet Movement” erupted in Shanghai, where Ding Hongli and his companions protested by holding up blank sheets and chanting “Xi Jinping step down.” However, many people were arrested by the police, leading him to choose to flee China and go to the United States. He criticized the authorities for even removing road signs on Urumqi Road to erase collective memory, demonstrating that even the most basic mourning is seen as a threat.
Another member of the China Democracy Party, Jessica Wang, also stressed that October 1st should be seen as a “National Day of Mourning” rather than a “National Day of Celebration.” She bluntly stated, “China is simply a hell on earth under the rule of the CCP. Without the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese people would be better off, and China would be better off.”
She also pointed out the heinous crime of live organ harvesting by the CCP as “atrocious” and mentioned the recent cases of kindergarten students being required to undergo DNA testing, suspecting a connection to organ transplants.