Jiang Zemin, former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leader known for persecuting the Falun Gong group, has died at the age of 96 from leukemia and organ failure. He led the CCP from 1989 to 2002. The Falun Gong group emphasized truthfulness, compassion, and other moral teachings. Jiang Zemin’s time as political leader resulted in his being the first Chinese leader to face lawsuits over his practices.
From The Epoch Times:
During his tenure, Jiang often touted his achievements, including bringing Hong Kong back from British rule in 1997 and enrolling the country into the World Trade Organization in 2001. ... State-run media—television, radio, newspapers, and later the internet—at all levels served the CCP to produce fake news slandering Falun Gong’s teachings, defaming its founder, and dehumanizing its adherents. The hate campaign manufactured many hoaxes, such as the “1,400 deaths” supposedly caused by practicing Falun Gong, the staged self-immolation at Tiananmen, and claims that Falun Gong was a threat to the Party orchestrated by overseas “anti-China forces.” ... The number of deaths caused by the persecution is difficult to estimate, due to the difficulty of transmitting information out of mainland China. Minghui.org, a U.S.-based website founded by Falun Gong practitioners to document the persecution, has confirmed and verified the deaths of 4,828 people at the hands of the authorities for refusing to abandon their faith in Falun Gong.
