In mainland China, people have been educated from a young age that loving the Party means loving the country. However, equating China with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been deceiving the Chinese people. Recently, a slogan saying “CCP ≠ China” appeared on the streets of Hebei, sparking discussions and leading some to believe that the Chinese people are awakening.
On August 12, writer Li Ying, living in Italy, shared a photo (see image below) showing a slogan on a utility pole in Langfang City, Hebei Province. The large characters read “CCP ≠ China,” accompanied by smaller text stating, “The CCP is descended from Marx and Lenin, while China is descended from the Yellow Emperor.”
Human rights activist Wang Zhongwei, residing in the United States, told Epoch Times, “This brief slogan of ‘CCP ≠ China’ holds strong symbolic significance visually and verbally.” He added, “It is not only a strong political expression in public space but also a rare act of public resistance, as the CCP has never allowed freedom to the people, either spiritually or in terms of speech, and has never ceased its oppression of the people.”
“When I saw this slogan, I immediately felt its powerful impact. The person behind this act is very brave, as they might be facing certain risks at the moment. Such events have been happening frequently recently, sending a clear signal,” Wang Zhongwei said.
According to Wang Zhongwei, “There are calls for reform within the CCP, for its survival, and even voices suggesting that the CCP leader Xi Jinping may step down or lose power. This indicates that the Communist Party is on the path to extinction.” He added, “I am increasingly aware of more and more people openly and bravely exiting the CCP through the ‘three withdrawals’ movement, even publicly announcing on media platforms that they have quit the Communist Party.”
Data from the Quit CCP Center shows that over 450 million people have withdrawn from the CCP and its affiliated organizations. Some have withdrawn publicly, with declarations on the Epoch Times’ Quit CCP website indicating that more and more people, after personally experiencing the reality, have come to recognize the true nature of the CCP and have chosen to withdraw through various channels from the Communist Party, Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers.
Sun Liyong, the organizer of the China Political and Religious Persecution Victims Support Group, stated to Epoch Times, “There are very few people now who believe in the CCP. The common people have long been disgusted with it.” He continued, “In Hebei and Jinan, there are slogans on utility poles denouncing the Communist Party. These expressions of ‘Topple the Communist Party’ have existed in Guangxi for a long time. It’s a helpless way for the people to vent their frustrations. I believe the Communist Party could collapse at any time.”
He pointed out that the current economic situation in China is not favorable, and the people have become more sensitive to many issues. As long as the people still have food to eat, if one day they have nothing to eat, there will definitely be uprisings across the country to overthrow the tyranny.
Sun Liyong, who served as a police officer in Beijing for eight years, expressed his sympathy for the students during the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests, which led to him being transferred to work in security at a rubber supply and sales company. In 1990, he was imprisoned for seven years for condemning the massacre during the Tiananmen Square protests. Reflecting on the tragic events of the June 4th crackdown, Sun Liyong believes that the evil system should have been overthrown completely then, and that the sound of gunfire that echoed through Beijing on the evening of June 3, 1989, should have led to the downfall of the oppressive regime.