How the Chinese Communist Party First Split on Falun Gong

Following a peaceful demonstration by over 10,000 Falun Gong practitioners on April 25, 1999, the then-head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Jiang Zemin, started the persecution of Falun Gong on July 20, 1999.
How the Chinese Communist Party First Split on Falun Gong
Falun Gong practitioners gathered around Zhongnanhai on Apr. 25, 1999. Photo courtesy Clearwisdom.net
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Falun Gong practitioners gathered around Zhongnanhai on April 25, 1999