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Falun Gong Sets Standards for Non-Violent Protest

Over 2,000 Falun Gong practitioners from Greater New York and neighbouring areas held a rally in Flushing on April 25—the 10th anniversary of Falun Gong practitioners’ group appeal in Beijing, near the regime's Zhongnanhai compound. It was also a gathering to mark the 53 million people who announced their withdrawals from the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliated organizations. Renowned political commentator and editor-in-chief of Beijing Spring Magazine, Mr. Hu Ping, delivered a speech titled, “Falun Gong Resists Violence For Ten Years” at the rally.

The following is the text of his speech:

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