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.
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Falun Gong practitioners gathered around Zhongnanhai on Apr. 25, 1999. Photo courtesy Clearwisdom.net
By Qi Xianyu
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