《Global Awakening》Issue No. 33 Ring the Bell of Freedom Overthrow Tyranny·
Global Awakening · Democratic Alliance · Eradicate Dictatorship · 📢 Event Theme: Protest Against CCP’s Cyber Tyranny, Defend Freedom of Speech!
Despite widespread public opposition during the consultation phase, the Ministry of Public Security, the Cyberspace Administration of China, and four other departments have forcibly enacted the Administrative Measures for National Internet Identity Authentication Public Services, under the guise of “enhancing cybersecurity.” This new regulation came into effect on July 15, 2025, and marks yet another step toward the CCP’s construction of a high-tech totalitarian society. Chinese citizens’ freedom of speech and personal privacy are now under tighter surveillance and greater threat.
❓What is “Internet Identity Authentication”?
This policy requires all internet users to register, authenticate, and post under their real names. Every social media account must be bound to a personal ID, phone number, facial data, and even residence information. Without a “Net ID,” users will be unable to post, comment, or even browse content. Some netizens fear:
“If the Net ID is revoked, it’s equivalent to being sentenced to digital death,” as it could result in total shutdown of social accounts, payment tools, and more—one click away from digital erasure. “Once your Net ID is invalid, you’ll have nowhere to speak.”
The CCP often claims “The internet is not beyond the law,” but in truth, this is how it extends its tyranny into cyberspace. It has spent enormous resources building the world’s largest firewall, turning China’s internet into a closed intranet to block outside information. Now, with this new measure, they aim to track every citizen’s thoughts in real-time—not to protect cybersecurity, but to protect their regime security.
This creates a climate of fear that silences speech—a chilling effect.
There is no academic or intellectual freedom without information and speech freedom. And without that freedom, how can innovation and development thrive? This regulation once again proves that the CCP is a wicked regime willing to destroy the nation’s future for the benefit of a select few.
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🚩Our Slogans: • Protest the “Net ID” becoming a digital shackle! • Without freedom of speech, there is no real safety! • Overthrow tyranny, hold the CCP accountable!
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✊ Join us to stand up for China’s internet freedom! • 🕒 Date & Time: Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM • 📍Location: Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles • Address: 443 Shatto Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90020
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📣Organizers: • Initiators: Xiao Yunjun / Wang Dexin • Planners: Liu Guangxian / Zhou Lanying • Host: Wang Zunfu
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📞Contact Persons: • Pan Ronghua: 626-262-8543 • Yang Guang: 858-923-1588 • Chen Xinfeng: 626-267-5196 • Chen Wenhui: 626-341-2820 • Shi Zhiwei: 832-309-7937 • Ji Chao: 213-653-1900
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💪 Volunteers:
Sun Ye / Wang Fuqing / Liu Leyuan / Yu Hailong / Wang Biao / Zhong Wen / Lu Zhenhua
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📸 Photography:
Ji Luo / Chen Jinbo
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🏛️ Hosted by: • China Democracy Party National Joint Headquarters – Western U.S. Branch • China Democracy Party National Joint Headquarters – Southern U.S. Branch • China Democracy & Human Rights Alliance
Fu Zhenghua，Male, born March 1955, native of Luan County, Hebei Province
Chinese Communist Party member; trained in law; long-serving official in China’s public security and political-legal system.
Fu Zhenghua is widely regarded as one of contemporary China’s most notorious “iron-handed enforcers” — a symbol of the “cruel official” (酷吏) culture entrenched in the CCP’s political-legal establishment. Known for his hardline tactics and authoritarian style, Fu played a central role in some of the most egregious human rights violations of the past two decades.
Fu began his career in the criminal police division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, rising through the ranks to become chief of the Criminal Investigation Unit, deputy police chief, and eventually the Beijing Police Commissioner. During his tenure, he gained notoriety for leading massive “stability maintenance” campaigns, particularly targeting petitioners, forced eviction protesters, and participants in collective incidents — often through violent and extralegal means.
In 2009, Fu was transferred to the Ministry of Public Security, where he served as Director of the General Office, Director of the First Bureau (responsible for intelligence and anti-cult operations), and later as Vice Minister of Public Security. He became a core figure in the CCP’s political-legal apparatus.
One of the most controversial events under Fu’s leadership was the “709 Crackdown” in 2015 — a coordinated nationwide roundup of rights lawyers and legal activists. Hundreds were detained, disappeared, tortured, and forced to make televised confessions. This marked a new era of suppression against the legal profession in China.
In 2018, Fu was appointed Minister of Justice. While the government promoted his role as a champion of “rule of law,” in reality, Fu intensified political controls over lawyers, expanded the annual license review system, and enforced political loyalty checks. His campaign against organized crime (“扫黑除恶”) resulted in numerous wrongful convictions, often marred by torture, forced confessions, and violations of due process.
In October 2021, Fu was placed under investigation by the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. In September 2022, he was sentenced to death with reprieve on charges of bribery and abuse of power. State media described him as a “political double-dealer,” yet his deep involvement in judicial persecution and human rights abuses remained unaddressed.
Fu Zhenghua’s career epitomizes the instrumental role of “cruel officials” in the CCP’s authoritarian governance. While in power, he wielded repression under the banner of “stability maintenance”; once politically expendable, he was swiftly discarded — a pawn in the Party’s internal power struggles.
His downfall reveals the fate of those who serve autocracy with violence: they too become victims of the system they once enforced. Fu’s story exposes not only the fragility of law under authoritarian rule but also the rot at the core of China’s political-legal system.
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Editor: Hu Lili Executive Editor: Luo Zhifei Translated by: Lu Huiwen
Case Files: Victims Persecuted to Death for Their Religious Beliefs
Editor: Hu Lili | Executive Editors: Luo Zhifei, Lu Huiwen | Translated by: Lu Huiwen
Gao Rongrong
An accountant at Shenyang Art Institute in Liaoning Province. She was dismissed from her job in 1999 for practicing Falun Gong. In July 2003, she was sent to Longshan Labor Camp, where she was subjected to prolonged electric shock torture, causing severe burns on her face and neck. She once attempted to escape by jumping from the second floor, resulting in multiple fractures. After escaping from a hospital in October 2004, she was rearrested in March 2005 and died in custody on June 16 at the age of 37. Amnesty International called for an independent investigation into her death by torture.
Wang Yuxia (left) and Wang Fuhua (right)
Wang Yuxia, a 61-year-old Christian with The Church of Almighty God, was arrested on October 11, 2024. On October 17, police claimed she had died suddenly of a heart attack. However, her face was swollen and bruised, one eye had a blackened socket, her neck appeared broken, and one leg was fractured. Wang Fuhua, a 49-year-old Christian arrested on the same day, was subjected to nine days and nights of secret interrogation. On October 20, police claimed she had also died of a heart attack, despite witnesses attesting to her previously good health.
Gao Chunman
Former professor at Tsinghua University. He encountered Falun Gong in 1994 and translated Zhongguo Falun Gong into Russian. In 1996, he established the first Falun Gong practice site in St. Petersburg. A prominent figure in the Russian Falun Gong community, he was granted UN refugee status in 2003. Due to his participation in international conferences and published writings, the CCP under Jiang Zemin viewed him as a “thorn in the side.” In 2007, the Chinese government pressured Russia with a $4 billion contract to have him extradited. After prolonged psychological persecution, his health deteriorated, and he passed away on March 14, 2011, at the age of 73.
Wu Yao
A 57-year-old English teacher at Beijing Haidian District’s affiliated middle school of Peking University. She began practicing Falun Gong in 1996 and was repeatedly harassed by local police and “610 Office” agents. She was kidnapped four times and sentenced to two years of forced labor. On June 11, 2003, she was taken to the Beijing Forced Labor Personnel Transfer Center, where she was brutally beaten. On June 22, her family was notified of her sudden death.
He Xuezhao
A 42-year-old teacher at Liyujiang Power Plant Elementary School in Zixing City, Chenzhou, Hunan Province. She was abducted seven times for practicing Falun Gong and was illegally sentenced to one year of labor and eight years of imprisonment. Upon release in March 2005, she was emaciated and placed under 24-hour surveillance by “610 Office” agents. She died on January 13, 2006.
Zhang Zhiquan
A 76-year-old lecturer and cartoonist who graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. He taught at Hengshui Normal School in Hebei Province. Arrested on March 19, 2001, for practicing Falun Gong, he was sentenced to seven years in prison. At the Fourth Prison of Hebei, he was tortured to the brink of death. Released on medical parole in March 2007, he continued to be harassed by the “610 Office” and public security officers. He died on May 1, 2010.
Jin Lifeng
A 39-year-old graduate fluent in Japanese and English from Xindihou Village, Sierbu Township, Huludao City. She taught English at Bohai Shipbuilding School. After she began practicing Falun Gong in March 1999, she was repeatedly detained. On August 14, 2001, she was abducted and held at the Huludao Detention Center, where she was force-fed violently. She died from mistreatment on February 12, 2002 (Lunar New Year’s Day).
Liu Limei
A 41-year-old associate professor and postgraduate advisor at Northeast Agricultural University. She was repeatedly detained after the crackdown on Falun Gong began. She was subjected to severe abuse at Wanjia Labor Camp and Wanjia Hospital. Multiple hunger strikes left her physically devastated. She died in custody on August 12, 2003.
We left— not because of the wind, not because of the sea, but because of that black tower— its eyes opened between dusk and dawn, its claws bared beneath the black clouds.
Talons, tearing childhood and blossoms apart, casting down cold rain and poisoned mist, suffocating the breath of every memory, sealing every exit where truth might escape.
The homeland of old fades in dreams— the fruit trees of our youth, the misty twilight, the love whose vow was never fulfilled, and the faces we cherished— all trapped behind the walls of time.
We carry the weight of darkness, seeking light beyond the ruins.
was not the world that gifted us a garden— it was we, who planted hope on broken ground.
new home blossoms in exile. Our tongues have yet to bloom; our dreams still laced with grit. Yet the unseen roots— quietly dig deep the soil of freedom.
black tower still looms in the distance. But we stand upright now. We will no longer flee.
Six Years On, the Fire Still Burns: A Vow of Defiance on the Sixth Anniversary of the Yuen Long 7.21 Attack
By He Qingfeng
Editor: Zhou Zhigang | Executive Editors: Luo Zhifei, Lu Huiwen | Translated by: Lu Huiwen
[Pacific Time, July 20, 2025] — On the sixth anniversary of the shocking “7.21 Yuen Long Attack,” the Western U.S. Committee of the China Democracy Party held a solemn memorial rally. The event honored the victims of that night of horror and issued a direct, unflinching denunciation of the real mastermind behind the atrocity — the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
“What we remember today is not just the bloody night in Yuen Long,” declared the rally organizer. “We are here to indict the true culprit behind it all — the Chinese Communist Party!”
On the night of July 21, 2019, a group of white-clad thugs armed with steel rods launched a random and brutal assault on civilians at the Yuen Long MTR station in Hong Kong, injuring at least 45 people. The police were notably absent for an extended period, and some were even seen behaving in a disturbingly “harmonious” manner with the attackers. The incident ignited public outrage and fear over alleged collusion between police and triads.
Six years later, no thorough investigation has been conducted. Truth remains buried, justice denied.
“This was no isolated incident,” emphasized a speaker.
“It was state-sponsored violence, orchestrated and condoned by the CCP — a totalitarian regime waging war on democratic societies!”
At the memorial event, speakers described the CCP as a “red specter” — infiltrating, corrupting, and manipulating the free world.
“It is poised to plunder Hong Kong, Taiwan, and every democratic system on Earth!”
This gathering was not merely a memorial — it was a declaration of war. Chants from the crowd struck at the heart of tyranny:
• “Down with CCP tyranny!”
• “Justice for 7.21 bloodshed!”
• “Freedom is not a gift — it’s a roar we reclaim!”
• “No submission! No retreat! No forgiveness!”
“Democracy is under siege. The red specter is closing in. We have been cornered — there is no retreat!”
Banners were raised, drums beaten, and voices unified in defiance.
With the belief that “every outcry is a bullet” and “every gathering is a counterattack,” participants called on the international community to break the silence and resist the expansion of tyranny.
This event, titled “7.21 · A Vow of Rage”, renewed global attention on Hong Kong and its unfulfilled freedom. It also sounded an alarm:
“The threat of the CCP to human rights is far from over.
Children Poisoned with Lead, Adults Drinking Sewage
The CCP Must Fall — Justice Cannot Be Denied
📅 Date & Time: Saturday, July 26, 2025, at 4:00 PM
📍 Location: Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles
(443 Shatto Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90020)
🕊 Organized by: Almighty Christ Anti-CCP Front & China Democracy Party Rowland Heights Branch
📣 Background:
Two recent public health disasters in China have once again exposed the regime’s utter failure to protect its people:
🔴 Lead-Poisoned Children in Gansu Province:
In Tianshui, Gansu, a private kindergarten, in pursuit of attention and profit, used industrial paint powder in food, leading to 233 children with severe lead poisoning and 201 hospitalized. Though the principal was detained, deeper systemic accountability remains absent.
🔴 Sewage-Tainted Tap Water in Hangzhou:
In Yuhang District, Hangzhou, residents reported tap water that smelled like a public toilet. The authorities blamed algae bloom and offered five tons of water bill compensation. The public, however, remains fearful and distrustful.
Environmental and food safety in China are collapsing.
🙏 Prayer:
“Lord, we cry out for the children poisoned by lead, for the elderly dying from drinking foul water, for the silenced scientists, persecuted journalists, and voiceless poor.
Let Your righteous anger burn against this wicked regime.
Let Your mercy fall upon the people of China.
The CCP must fall — for the sake of heaven’s justice.”
🕯 Protest Slogans:
• Children poisoned with lead, adults drinking sewage — who will speak for the Chinese people?
• Under CCP rule: polluted waters, poisoned lives — heaven is watching!
• Protest environmental crimes in China — stand with the silent victims!
• Better to speak and die than to live in silent slavery!
Is China Truly Safe Under CCP Rule? A Deep Dive into “Safety” Through Clothing, Food, Housing, and Transportation
By: Feng Yuan | Edited by: Li Congling | Executive Editors: Luo Zhifei, Lu Huiwen | Translated by: Lu Huiwen
In recent years, many video bloggers — both local Chinese and foreign tourists — have frequently praised China’s “safety” in state-controlled media. They say people can walk the streets at night without fear of robbery or shootings, even joking that “the most unsafe thing at night is your wallet,” due to the irresistible food and shopping. But is this perception truly comprehensive?
People who live in China year-round often find that the reality is far more complex than the surface suggests. Under a heavily censored environment, many genuine experiences cannot be widely shared. This article will examine the actual safety conditions in China through the four aspects of daily life that concern ordinary citizens most: clothing, food, housing, and transportation.
1. Clothing: Hidden Dangers of Substandard Materials and Toxic Dyes
● The Prevalence of “Black Heart Cotton”
“Black heart cotton” refers to substandard fiber fillings used in quilts, padded coats, etc., often chemically bleached. These can irritate the skin and cause respiratory issues. Reports from the 2010s indicated that 10–30% of garments contained such materials. Although authorities claimed to crack down on the issue, it persists. In 2021, CCTV published a report titled “Harmful Quilts Hurt the People — Black Heart Cotton,” revealing that the problem had not gone away. Just as public concern subsided, another scandal emerged in 2024 involving sanitary pads made with substandard materials — some even containing foreign objects like needles and insect eggs. Official response, however, only addressed pricing and sizing, ignoring the quality concerns.
● Cancer Risks from Fabric Dyes
As early as 2016, there were reports of some textile dyes being carcinogenic. While authorities advised consumers to wash new clothes multiple times, they failed to regulate or monitor production sources effectively.
2. Food: A Crisis of Safety at Every Stage
● Fraud in the Farming Process
Some unscrupulous producers add banned substances during farming. Notable cases include the Sudan Red egg scandal in 2006 and the clenbuterol-tainted pork in 2011. Pesticide residues and heavy metal contamination are also common, especially in regions with industrial pollution.
● Alarming Production Practices
The 2008 Sanlu milk powder scandal remains fresh in memory. Illegal additives — preservatives, colorants, and artificial sweeteners — are still widespread. In 2022, the phrase “technology and ruthless tricks” went viral, referring to how food is almost entirely chemically synthesized. For example, lamb soup with no lamb, caramel made without sugar, milk tea with no milk, purple yam drinks with no yams, sausages without meat, steaks without beef, peanut soy milk without peanuts or soy — even chili sauce in night markets contained no chili. A lone whistleblower named Xin Jifei exposed countless such cases, raising public awareness while taking on the food industry almost single-handedly.
● Poor Sanitation and Transportation Hazards
Some small workshops operate under horrific sanitary conditions, making bacterial contamination common. The 2022 “Pit-Fermented Sauerkraut” scandal is one example. And in 2024, it was revealed that chemical tankers were being used to transport edible oil — an alarming food safety hazard.
● Reuse of Dangerous Waste
Reused gutter oil and relabeled expired food remain common. These should never return to consumers’ tables but continue to circulate.
3. Housing: High Costs, High Risk
● Homeownership as a Family Burden
Buying property in China often means draining an entire family’s savings, frequently requiring contributions from both sides of a couple’s extended families. This phenomenon is called “six wallets,” reflecting the financial strain.
● The Epidemic of Unfinished Buildings
Even after paying down payments, there’s no guarantee of delivery. In recent years, due to a real estate market slump, numerous projects have been abandoned. Buyers are still expected to repay loans, and defaults result in blacklisting and restrictions on daily life.
4. Transportation: Behind the Façade of Prosperity
● Safety Issues with Electric Vehicles
Encouraged by the CCP, domestic electric vehicle production has surged, with some claiming China has “overtaken the West in a corner.” However, safety hazards abound. Some vehicles suffer from poor design, while others use cheap, defective materials to cut costs.
● Fragile Infrastructure
China boasts of being a “superpower in infrastructure,” yet many highways and railways suffer from poor design or shoddy construction. Incidents like “sinkholes” and the tragic Meida Highway collapse repeatedly expose serious public safety risks.
From the above analysis of clothing, food, housing, and transportation, it’s evident that the real living conditions in China do not match the government’s portrayal of “safety and stability.” Risks and hidden dangers that ordinary people face are often downplayed or concealed.
At the root of these problems lie systemic flaws. Although China has laws and regulations meant to ensure public safety, implementation is weak. Corruption, local government obsession with short-term performance, and lack of oversight render these regulations ineffective.
More worrying is the highly censored media environment. Those who raise concerns often become targets of suppression, while the actual problems are left unresolved. This stifling of public discourse blocks meaningful reforms and improvements from taking place under public scrutiny.
True safety is not a propaganda slogan; it must be built upon a foundation of rule of law, justice, and freedom of speech. Only by dismantling the current autocratic system and establishing a democratic society can Chinese citizens finally achieve genuine safety and dignity.
Only when the Chinese people overthrow the CCP regime will they be able to live in a truly safe nation.
Reflections on Participating in the 747th Jasmine Action and Supporting the Taiwanese People’s Recall Movement
By: Wang Chengguo
Edited by: Feng Reng Chief Editor: Luo Zhifei Translated by: Lu Huiwen
Though small in territory, Taiwan upholds the sky of democracy, freedom, and constitutionalism for the entire Chinese-speaking world. It has become a beacon of democracy and a model of governance for all Chinese societies.
From the moment the Chinese Communist Party seized power, it has sought to intimidate and coerce the people of Taiwan through violence and threats. Over the years, the CCP’s infiltration has grown more insidious, attempting to smear and demonize Taiwan’s pursuit of democracy and freedom.
Yet Taiwan has never backed down—on the contrary, under pressure, it has grown more resilient, demonstrating the enduring strength of its democratic institutions.
By supporting the Taiwanese people’s recall movement, we are actively defending the values of democracy and liberty.
We send a message to the world: all people of conscience who cherish democracy and freedom will stand with Taiwan.
Taiwan is a symbol of civilization and progress, a stronghold of the free world, and it will never become a vassal of CCP tyranny!
The people of Taiwan will never yield to Beijing’s threats or temptations.
A people who have tasted freedom will never permit tyranny to take root!
To defend Taiwan is to defend our own future—and to safeguard the dignity and pride of the global Chinese community.
Taiwan will remain a lighthouse of democracy and a constitutional model not only for Chinese communities but for all of civilization.
Taiwan belongs to all who love liberty and aspire to constitutional government.
The CCP’s schemes are but illusions—moonlight on water, flowers in a mirror.
One day, the flower of democracy shall bloom across the land of China, and Taiwan is our guiding light.
Algae as the Scapegoat, Truth in Absence: A Rational Inquiry into Hangzhou’s Tap Water Contamination
— The “Fecal Water Incident” in Hangzhou and What It Reveals
By: Zhou Zhigang
Editor: Hu Lili Chief Editor: Luo Zhifei Translated by: Lu Huiwen
In mid-July, a sudden outbreak of “foul-smelling tap water” in the Yuhang District of Hangzhou triggered national concern. Residents reported their tap water smelling strongly of feces or dead rats, with some households observing brownish, murky water with visible impurities. Public confidence in water safety plummeted. The official explanation?
“Anaerobic decomposition of algae under specific natural climatic conditions, releasing sulfur-containing compounds.”
As an ordinary citizen concerned about public health, I feel compelled to ask six serious questions. May those with a conscience take heed:
1. Can “anaerobic algae” really explain the stench and turbidity?
Yes, sulfur compounds like methanethiol and dimethyl sulfide are known for their strong odor—but typically they smell fishy or swampy, not fecal or like sewage, as widely reported. More importantly, algae decomposition rarely causes visible discoloration or particulate contamination, which contradicts the video evidence presented by many residents.
Is it possible that other pollution sources are being deliberately concealed? We demand detailed, transparent water quality data, not vague statements like “preliminarily identified cause.”
2. Why did this “natural phenomenon” affect only certain neighborhoods?
The worst-hit areas were in Renhe Town, Yuhang, while adjacent streets or even nearby communities remained unaffected. If the cause were truly climatic and algal in nature, the contamination should have spread gradually and systemically, not explosively and locally.
Could the real cause involve pipe cross-contamination, backflow incidents, or illegal discharges? Was the possibility of construction damage to water infrastructure investigated?
3. Where was the early warning system? When did the water plant know?
The public was the first to detect the issue, followed by media coverage, and only last came the government response. This broken emergency chain reveals not just technical failure, but long-standing governance incompetence.
We ask:
• When did the water plant first detect the abnormality?
• Why didn’t they switch water sources or issue a temporary shutdown warning?
• If “the water is unpleasant but not toxic,” why not communicate openly?
Ironically, official statements admitted that water quality anomalies were detected as early as July 16. That means the authorities knew early but chose not to act, leaving residents unknowingly exposed. This is an utter disregard for public safety—a moral collapse.
4. Is the compensation mechanism fair? Who will take responsibility for health impacts?
The local government offered a 5-ton water bill deduction—about 14 yuan (~$2). This is a mockery, given the real losses:
• Bottled water panic-buying
• Restaurant and business closures
• Manufacturing disruptions
• Most importantly: Potential irreversible health risks, especially for children and the elderly.
This is outrageous, especially from a country that boasts of foreign aid generosity. Where is the support for its own citizens during a public crisis?
No free health screenings, no medical surveillance, no toxicology reports. If the water contained harmful chemicals or heavy metals, who bears the consequences?
Consider the Flint water crisis in the U.S. (2014–2021):
• A $600 million settlement in 2020, 80% allocated to affected children
• Expanded to $626 million in 2021
• Massive pipeline replacements and medical programs followed
Compared to this, China’s token compensation is cold and dismissive—a national disgrace.
5. Before fighting “rumors,” shouldn’t transparency come first?
After the issue surfaced, authorities acted not to solve the problem, but to suppress dissent. Multiple social media users were penalized for “spreading fecal water rumors.”
While fabricated rumors must be discouraged, the foul smell was real, experienced by thousands, not imagined.
Citizens spoke out from fear and helplessness, not malice.
Rather than muzzling the public, what’s needed are:
• Complete lab reports
• Accountability investigations
• Timelines for fixes
• Third-party oversight
6. Public Ignorance and Apathy
Online, some affected residents resorted to dark humor:
“Even drinking shit water needs to be metered now.”
Others quipped, “Let’s get some foreign residents to sue them.”
This bleak sarcasm reflects a tragic reality:
In China, state-run utilities have no legal obligation to disclose full information. Even forced disclosures are one-sided, non-negotiable.
People fear that simply seeking the truth or demanding compensation may result in state retaliation.
And so, after a round of self-mockery, the people fall silent again.
The Root of It All: Power Above Accountability
In summary:
• Power overrides citizen rights
• Information blackout replaces transparency
• Local interests trample public safety
Residents drank contaminated water for days, while the supply company claimed ignorance.
Once exposed, the government’s stability-maintenance machinery went into overdrive: in just days, public attention was redirected to “don’t spread rumors.”
Not a single official resigned.
No formal apologies issued.
Just a symbolic refund of 5 tons of water.
Contrast this with:
• Flint (USA): Officials criminally prosecuted, government paid hundreds of millions
• Sewol Ferry (South Korea): President resigned, criminal trials, policy reforms
• Fukushima (Japan): Senior officials stepped down, national safety overhaul
Why does no Chinese official ever take responsibility?
Because:
• Power is centralized and unaccountable
• Speech is controlled
• Oversight is suppressed
• Legal remedy is a mirage
The root causes of this “fecal water” crisis are:
• Illusory governance
• Arrogant bureaucracy
• Absurd narratives of “no harm detected”
• And the people’s resigned compliance
Today it’s Hangzhou; tomorrow it could be your city.
Drinking contaminated water harms the body; staying silent pollutes the soul.
A healthy society should never make people say,
“I was just unlucky.”
It should empower them to ask,
“Who is responsible? Who must be held accountable?”
Algae is just a scapegoat.
The true cancer lies in neglectful power and opaque systems.
Only by uncovering the truth and demanding accountability can we protect the lives and dignity of every citizen.
Silence nurtures corruption; only by speaking out can conscience awaken.
Never Needed to Be Remembered, Yet Never Forgotten
By: Lin Yangzheng
Editor: Zhao Jie Chief Editor: Luo Zhifei Translated by: Lu Huiwen
On July 13, the China Democracy Party held a sea memorial for Liu Xiaobo on the eighth anniversary of his passing, at Santa Monica Beach.
This event was the result of a full year of preparation by party member Zheng Wei.
This time, there were no slogans throughout the entire event—only powerful displays of civic spirit and poster boards featuring the Charter 08, which called for democracy and constitutional government.
Our gathering was peaceful and rational, aiming to communicate to the world the democratic ideals and free spirit of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, as well as of all of us involved. We sought to pass on Liu Xiaobo’s spirit—summed up in his words, “I have no enemies and no hatred,” and “Never needed to be remembered, yet never forgotten”—to everyone, including ourselves.
Beyond the planned theme, two unexpected yet meaningful outcomes emerged from the event:
First, we gained the attention of a white American human rights advocate. After exchanging contact information, we plan to maintain a long-term connection, which will help bring the values and vision of the China Democracy Party, along with our pursuit of liberty and human rights, to the attention of mainstream American society.
Second, in the “Little Angels of Freedom” group led by me and my mother—aimed at helping children embody Liu Xiaobo’s spirit of freedom—we encountered an incredibly brave, thoughtful, and articulate 11-year-old. The first question he asked during our PBL (Project-Based Learning) session was profound:
“Why is the Communist Party so evil?”
Later, during the expression phase, he wrote a heartfelt blessing for Liu Xiaobo in his youthful handwriting that deeply moved us all.
Civic education was specifically written into Article 13 of the third section, “Our Basic Propositions,” in Liu Xiaobo’s Charter 08. It is a crucial social foundation for building a democratic society—nurturing universal values and civic spirit from a young age. This has long been one of our goals, even while we were still in China: to help shape a new generation of citizens who are ideologically grounded, courageous, resilient, and immune to CCP brainwashing.
This mission is both immense and essential. It requires not only parents or educators to have a deep understanding of universal values, but also the ability to communicate these ideas in language children can understand. Given China’s current political environment, such efforts can only take place on a limited scale and are far from becoming a nationwide initiative.
Nonetheless, I urge every parent reading this—regardless of where you are, whether abroad or inside the Great Firewall—to stand up and begin introducing your children to materials that help them understand the concepts of freedom, democracy, and human rights, including Liu Xiaobo and Charter 08.
There is no need to instill hatred, nor to dwell on how evil the CCP is. It is enough to contrast dictatorship with democracy, slavery with human rights. As children learn more, a natural civic spirit will emerge. They will instinctively resist the red indoctrination that permeates every aspect of life in China. In time, they will become part of the wave that helps build a democratic China.
When the CCP finally falls, Chinese society must already have accumulated enough experience in civic education—so that a new generation of upright citizens replaces today’s ideological indoctrination system. Only then can we truly break China’s 3,000-year cycle of authoritarianism. Only then can we ensure that future revolutionaries do not become the next Communist Party. Only then can we secure democracy and constitutionalism as the eternal foundation of Chinese governance—and, ultimately, set our sights on the stars and the sea.
It is a daunting mission.
But we are walking this path, always.
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I have no enemies,
Nor do I accept darkness as destiny.
Truth can be imprisoned,
But truth-tellers will grow.
An empty chair for the world,
One honest word for the children.
When the wind tears through the iron curtain night,
