A public forum held on Sept. 27 in the San Francisco Bay Area brought together Chinese dissidents, artists, and democracy advocates to shed light on the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) campaign of transnational repression on U.S. soil, including physical violence, surveillance, intimidation, and sabotage against overseas dissidents.
The event was jointly organized by The Epoch Times, New Tang Dynasty Television, and Sound of Hope Radio Network.
Art Under Attack
Renowned Chinese-American sculptor Chen Weiming, founder of the Liberty Sculpture Park in Southern California, shared his experience of repeated attacks by individuals linked to the CCP.
His sculpture titled “The CCP Virus”—unveiled on June 4, 2021, to mark the Tiananmen Square anniversary—was torched just over a month later. The sculpture was intended to serve as a stark reminder that the CCP must be held accountable for the global outbreak of the COVID-19 virus….