Aligning closely with the Chinese regime’s tactics, The New York Times is preparing to publish another hit piece on New York-based performing arts company Shen Yun and the spiritual discipline Falun Gong, The Epoch Times has learned.
For nearly two decades, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has targeted Shen Yun, whose mission is to revive traditional Chinese culture. The company was founded in 2006 by practitioners of Falun Gong, a peaceful meditation practice whose adherents are severely persecuted by the CCP.
Falun Gong practitioners have for 25 years highlighted abuses they face in China, including kidnapping, torture, and being murdered by the regime, which then often profits from selling their organs. Shen Yun in its performances depicts some of these atrocities.
Outside of China, the CCP has used tactics both aggressive and subtle to suppress Falun Gong, from physical attacks, to diplomatic pressure, to infiltrating and utilizing Western media organizations to do its bidding.
Efforts by The New York Times, which has published four articles targeting Shen Yun and Falun Gong since August, with another one in the works, hew closely to Beijing’s efforts. The premise of the articles also lines up with a newly implemented CCP strategy. […]
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