Beijing Blacklists Former US Official After US Sanctions Chinese Official For Persecuting Falun Gong
The Beijing regime has added a former U.S. religious official to its sanctions list in response to the United States’ sanctioning of a Chinese official for his involvement in persecuting followers of Falun Gong.
Johnnie Moore, a two-time commissioner of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), and his family members will be barred from visiting mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said a May 26 press conference.
Moore, who has advocated on behalf of suppressed religious groups in China, said it was “an honor to be sanctioned by the Chinese Communist Party.”
Thousands of Falun Gong Practitioners March Across Manhattan to Showcase Hope and Resilience
NEW YORK Nothing catches the eye quite like the sunny, golden hues that brighten up the Big Apple.
On May 13, marking World Falun Dafa Day and the 29th anniversary of the spiritual discipline Falun Gong‘s introduction to the public, 2,500 practitioners wearing bright yellow shirts marched across Manhattan, a rare sight since the pandemic hit early last year.
“It’s like a golden dragon winding right through the heart of New York,” said Michael Fitzgerald, a Falun Gong adherent who sat watching as the parade proceeded from Katharine Hepburn Garden.