Investigation Report on the Chinese Communist Party Persecuting Falun Gong by Using the Communist Youth League

Chinese Communist Youth League (CCYL) is a youth organization led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It is CCP’s assistant and backup and consists of 3 million base branches and more than 60 million members [1]. Since July 1999 when Jiang Zemin regime started persecuting Falun Gong, the CCP has been indoctrinating lies and hatred into people’s minds. The CCP incited young students who were unclear about the truth of Falun Gong to participate in the movement against Falun Gong. Its goal was to eliminate Falun Gong. Secret documents from the Party Central were sent to local governments throughout the nation.

After Jiang Zemin regime started the persecution on July 20, 1999, the CCYL Central Committee issued 2 documents, namely “Notice on Not Allowing the Youth League Members to Practice Falun Dafa” and “Notice on Implementing the Gist from Central Government: Thoroughly Carrying out Study and Education Movement among Youth League Members” initiating a fight against Falun Gong among the Youth League members [2]. In the afternoon of January 31, 2001, the CCYL Central Committee held a meeting to deploy the “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities”. In the afternoon of February 1, the CCYL Central Committee sent coded telegraphic document regarding “Solution about Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” to demand all CCYL committees at provincial level to implement detailed actions no mercy [3].

1. Instigating Hatred towards Falun Gong by Using the Staged Self-immolation at Tiananmen Square

On February 31, 2001, at a seminar held by the CCYL Central Committee and China's National Youth Administration, Zhou Qiang defamed Falun Gong by using the staged self-immolation at Tiananmen Square. He called for CCYL organizations at all government levels and members to initiate a fight against Falun Gong [4], playing a role of adding fuel to the flames in persecuting Falun Gong.

2. Motivating All Schools to Start Activities Defaming Falun Gong

A Feb. 12, 2001 report from Xinhua Beijing said that “Notice on Widely Initiating Campaigns of Refusing Cult on Campus” were sent by CCYL Central Committee and CCP Committee of Ministry of Education to all universities, colleges, high schools, middle schools and elementary schools. The schools were required to take immediate actions accordingly. The CCYL organizations and the education administration departments at all government levels cooperated with each other and initiated campaigns of “Refusing Cult on Campus” in a variety of forms.

Since Feb. 7, 2001, a series of “Refusing Cult on Campus” campaigns have been launched in Beijing to defame Falun Gong. Beijing City Communist Youth League Committee published youth reading materials, such as the “Beijing City Legal System Principals Lecture Manual: Recgnizing Falun Gong,” to defame Falun Gong.

On the first day of school, school principals in Beijing used the aforementioned book “Recgnizing Falun Gong” as textbook to indoctrinate hatred towards Falun Gong in about 2,000 students [5].

On Feb. 12, Beijing City Communist Youth League Committee launched a campaign of “Adovacating Science and Refusing Cult” in high schools and middles schools to “disclose and criticize” Falun Gong. Meanwhile, the anti-Falun Gong propaganda cards were spread. In the entire month of February, a series of anti-Falun Gong activies were held in different forms such as picture exhibition, seminar, signature, speech under the national flag, etc [6].

In Liaoning, Hebei, Henan, Guangxi, Fujian, Inner Mongolia, Tibet, Hunan and other provinces and regions, small teams were established among students from colleges, high schools and middle schools. They went to Falun Gong practitioners’ homes to spread the propaganda, aiming to transform them and persuade them to give up their belief [7].

A. Holding Seminars Defaming Falun Gong

On Jan. 31, 2001, Communist Youth League Central Committee and National Union of Students jointly held a seminar in Beijing University to denounce Falun Gong. Students from Beijing University, China Renmin University, Beijng Normal University and other universities attended the seminar. The secretary of Communist Youth League Central Committee gave a speech. On the same day, Communist Youth League Central Committee and China Federation of Youth held an anti-Falun Gong seminar in Beijing. Young people from all walks of life were called to attend the seminar. The executive secretary of Communist Youth League Central Committee and chairman of China Federation of Youth hosted the meeting. Sun Jinlong, Hu Chunhua, Cui Bo and Zhao Yong, the secretaries of Communist Youth League Central Committee participated in the seminar. Responsible persons of the Communist Youth League Committee from many provinces and cities such as Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Chongqing, Liaoning, Jilin, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Henan, Hubei, Fujian, etc. also attended the meeting. Responsible persons of all sections of the Communist Youth League Central Committee also attended the meeting [8] [9].

B. Holding Picture Exhibitions Defaming Falun Gong

On Feb. 1, 2001, Ministry of Education and Communist Youth League Central Committee issued a notice, demanding all schools to widely hold picture exhibitions defaming Falun Gong after the opening of spring semester [10].

On Feb. 6, 2001, Beijing launched “Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” in a large scale and held picure exhibitions to defame Falun Gong. In the meantime, students from colleges, high schools and middle schools were ordered to disclose and criticize Falun Gong on the internet [11].

C. Gathering anti-Falun Gong Signatures

On Feb. 19, 2001, all students and staff at College of Economics and Management, Shandong University of Agriculture held a signing ceremony denouncing Falun Gong. Yu Liucheng, vice secretary of the school CCP committee, responsible persons from the Academy Department and Student Union attended the ceremony [12].

The Communist Youth League Committee in Tianjin, Jilin, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanxi, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Hunan, Shaanxi, Yunnan, Gansu, Tibet, other provinces, regions and cities all launched anti-Falun Gong propaganda compaigns at the bus stations, railway stations, squares and other densely populated areas [13].

D. Distributing Books and VCDs defaming Falun Gong

The Ministry of Education and Communist Youth League Central Committee demanded that anti-Falun Gong campaigns be held nationwide in the name of “Refusing Cult on Campus”. Anhui Education Publishing House published a series of books defaming Falun Gong. Jiangxi Arts Publishing House published the “Manual for Youth on Disclosing and Criticizing Falun Gong Cult”. Moreover, General Office of Ministry of Education, Propaganda Department of the Communist Youth League Central Committee and Propaganda Department of National Women’s Federation jointly fabricated a book titled “Refusing Cult” [14] defaming Falun Gong. The book was later published by Jiuzhoudao Publishing House in October 2002 [15].

On Feb. 24, 2001, monitored by the Social Science Department of Ministry of Education and Communist Youth League Central School, Current Affairs Edition Section of Higher Education Publishing House fabricated “Refusing Cult on Campus” VCD defaming Falun Gong and distributed it publicly among all schools and the Communist Youth League system [16].

3. Communist Youth League Central Committee Launched Various Anti-Falun Gong Activities

On Feb. 6, 2001, the campaign of “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” was initiated by the Communist Youth League Central Committee. It started among 1,000 youth communities in 100 large and mid-size cities. Students were asked to “walk outside and go deep into communities to spread anti-Falun Gong education” in the name of “anti-cult, breaking down superstitions, advocating science and spreading civilization.” Additionally, in Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Shanghai, Tianjin, Jilin, Jiangsu, Shandong, Jiangxi, Guizhou, Fujian, Inner Mongolia, other provinces and regions, propaganda activities were also organized for young students to participate in anti-Falun Gong movement. The activities were in the form of propaganda displays, posters, pictures, distribution of propaganda materials and playing audio [11] [13].

4. Communist Youth League Committees from All Regions Actively Participated in Brainwashing Falun Gong Practitioners

On April 19, 2001, Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League Committee and Jiangsu Province “610 Office” jointly issued a document about “Suggestions on Making Full Use of Communist Youth League to Actively Help Educate and Transform Falun Gong Practitioners” [17]. In the document, objectives and requirements were clearly stated about “helping and educating” Falun Gong practitioners from the respects of working principles, emphasis and measures. According to the general deployment made by Jiangsu Province Communist Youth League Committee, Communist Youth League Committee at all lower government levels participate in transforming and brainwashing Falun Gong practitioners, mainly including works such as selecting Youth League cadres to participate in the training class held by local “610 Office”; joining the helping and educating team set up by local CCP committee and government; setting up temporary Youth League committee in helping and educating team so as to cooperate with the CCP committee, government and special agencies in helping, educating and transforming practitioners [18].

Zhang Xiaolian, secretary of Beijing Communist Youth League Committee have taken a research team to Pinggu County, Beijing City three times in one year to make investigations and research on transforming and brainwashing Falun Gong practitioners [19].

5. Facts of CCYL Central Committee Officials Participating in the Persecution

Zhou Qiang: No. 1 Secretary of CCYL Central Committee

Born in April 1960 in Huangmei, Hubei Province; Master’s Degree; CCP member. Zhou Qiang was appointed as No. 1 Secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee in June 1998 at the first meeting of 14th All-China Youth League Representative Meeting. He was appointed as the CCP Central Committee member on the CCP 16th National Congress; and the standing committee member on the CCP 9th National Congress (Inner Mongolia) [20].

On July 23, 1999, CCYL Central Committee held a “disclose and criticize Falun Gong” seminar. Zhou Qiang said at the meeting: “the CCP central government firmly dealt with and solved Falun Gong issue according to the law. The Communist Youth League firmly upheld the right decision made by the CCP Central government. The Youth League at all government levels should seriously study and carry out the gist of the notice from CCP Central government…..and bring into full play the active function of the Youth League members and young people in this fight [21].”

On July 27, 1999, the Youth League Central Committee held a sharing meeting about “three advocates” (abbreviation for advocating study, advocating politics and advocating righteousness) for the Youth League Central Committee’s subordinate units and summarized the work. Zhou Qiang attended the meeting and made a speech. He said, “Subordinate units followed the unified deployments of the CCP Central government and the unified requirements of the Youth League Central Committee, worked seriously and have made obvious achievements. You should follow the requirements of the central government and work seriously on Falun Gong issue [22].”

On July 29, 1999, Zhou Qiang hosted a meeting for Secretary Section of the Youth League Central Committee. At the meeting, they studied and passed on the gist of the meeting that had been held on July 28 for team leaders from provinces, autonomous regions and independently administered municipal districts, who guided in dealing with Falun Gong issue; discussed about the measures to carry out the gist…(requirements) so as to make improvements on persuading Falun Gong practitioners who work in the Youth League Central Committees and subordinate units [23].

On Aug. 31, 1999, in order to carry out the working deployment made by the CCP Central government about how to deal with and solve Falun Gong issue, the Organization Department of Youth League Central Committee held a meeting in Beijing for the chiefs of organization departments from provinces, regions and cities. Zhou Qiang, No. 1 Secretary of the Secretary Section and Cui Bo, the secretary attended the meeting. Both of them made a speech. Zhou Qiang made a summary in his speech. He said, “The Youth League organizations from all regions had high sense of political responsibilities, organized and motivated the large number of Youth League memebers to disclose and criticize Falun Gong in depth. A study and educational movement about Falun Gong issue has been developed and great achievements have been made.” He demanded “the Youth League organizations at all government levels to firmly carry out the instructions from the CCP central government; strengthen and expand the transformation fruits; attach great importance to the organizational settlement and disciplined punishment on few Falun Gong practitioners or Falun Gong cadres who refused to be transformed; and work on it seriously [24].”

On September 6, 1999, Zhou Qiang categorized Falun Gong as “negative textbook” while he talked about the New Century Reading Program for Youth [25]. On January 9, 2001, at a seminar jointly held by the Comminist Youth League Central Committee and China's National Youth Administration, Zhou Qiang said, “The Youth League Committee at all government levels should fully understand the fight against Falun Gong, widely mobilize and organize the large number of Youth League members to firmly fight against Falun Gong, and play a vigorous role in the fight of disclosing and criticizing Falun Gong [4].”

On January 10, 2001, Zhou Qiang held a meeting for Secretary Section of the Youth League Committee. At the meeting, he passed on the gist of meeting that had been held on how to deal with Falun Gong issue nationwide as well as a notice on Situation about Fighting against Falun Gong Cult Organization and Working Advice about the Next Step, from the CCP Central Government’s Leading Team Dealing with Falun Gong Issue. They also learned the gist of the speech made by Li Lanqing, standing member of Politics Bureau, CCP Central Committee and Vice Premier of the State Council, at the meeting that had been held on how to deal with Falun Gong issue nationwide; and further discussed about deploying relevant work to fight against Falun Gong in depth [26].

On February 6, 2001, anti-Falun Gong movement was launched in about 1,000 communities in 100 big and medium cities. Zhou Qiang, No. 1 Secretary of Secretary Section, the Youth League Central Committee and relevant officials attended the opening ceremony of launching anti-Falun Gong movement in “Civilized” Youth Communities [11].

On January 20, 2001, Zhou Qiang gave a speech at 2001 Central Committee of Public Security Commission’s 1st meeting. He demanded the Youth League organizations at all government levels to keep high sense of political sharpness and politicial responsibilities, firmly carry out and uphold the spirit of CCP central government and its unified deployment, motivate the large number of Youth League memebers to contribute to the fight against Falun Gong and deeply disclose and criticize Falun Gong [27].

On January 31, 2001, the Youth League Central Committee and China's National Youth Administration called the youth from all walks to Beijing, where they held a seminar. The Staged Self-immolation at Tiananmen Square on January 23, 2001 was used at the meeting to defame, disclose and criticize Falun Gong. Zhou Qiang, No. 1 Secretary of Secretary Section of the Communist Youth League Central Committee made a speech at the meeting. He emphasized that the Youth League organizations at all government levels should fully understand the long-periodness, sharpness and complexity of fighting against Falun Gong; and realize that this fight was actually a serious political fight [9].

On March 1, 2002, Zhou Qiang made a speech at 2002 annual All-China Communist Youth League Propaganda Meeting. He said that the Youth League memebers had made a new victory in the fight against Falun Gong; and an atmosphere had formed among youth to “uphold science, advocate civilization and refuse cult” [28].

In July 2003, Zhou Qiang made a report at the 15th National Representatives Meeting of China Communist Youth League Committee. He included the content of organizing the youth to fight against Falun Gong in his summary report on the new development of the Youth League work and basic experience [29].

Bayin Chaolu: Former executive secretary of Secretary Section, the Communist Youth League Central Committee

Male; Born in October 1955; Mongolian ethnic minority; from Otog Qianqi, Ordos, Inner Mongolia.

He started working in 1976 and joined the CCP in the same year; In 1998, has was appointed executive secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee, chairman of China Federation of Youth and director of National Young Pioneer Working Committee; In April 2001, he was appointed vice provincial governor of Zhejiang Province [30].

On July 23, 1999, Baoyin Chaolu hosted a Communist Youth League Central Committee meeting, demanding the Youth League members to seriously study the gist of the notice from the CCP Central government and implement it, disclose and criticize Falun Gong in depth [21].

On January 8, 2000, Baoyin Chaolu made a work report at the 6th Standing Committee Memebers (Expansion) Meeting of the 8th China Federation of Youth. He said in his report, “Since April last year, China Federation of Youth has held two seminars for youth from all walks, studied seriously the gist of a series of instructions from the CCP Central government and General Secretary Jiangzem, about how to deal with and solve Falun Gong issue, implement it, disclose and criticize Falun Gong in depth [31].”

On September 27, 2000, Bayin Chaolu made a speech at a seminar held for youth representatives from religions. He said, “The Communist Youth League Central Committee was determined in the political fight against Falun Gong, organized some members from China Federation of Youth to attend various kinds of seminars and discussions, and thus expressed the will of the youth in religions to firmly safeguard national sovereignty and dignity, maintain social order and realize the completeness and unity of our motherland [32].

On December 22, 2000, Bayin Chaolu made a summary speech at the 4th meeting of the 14th All-China Youth League Meeting, demanding the Youth League members to follow the deployment made by the CCP Central government and continue fighting against Falun Gong [33].

On January 31, 2001, Communist Youth League Central Committee and China Federation of Youth held a seminar for the youth from all walks. Bayin Chaolu hosted the meeting. He used the Self-immolation at Tiananmen Square staged by the CCP to criticize Falun Gong. Zhou Qiang, No. 1 Secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee made a speech at the meeting. Sun Jinlong, Hu Chunhua, Cui Bo and Zhao Yong, secretaries from the Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee attended the seminar [9].

On the afternoon of January 31, 2001, Youth League Central Committee held a meeting and deployed “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities”. Bayin Chaolu, the executive secretary of Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee, hosted the meeting. “Anti-Cult, breaking down superstitions, advocating science and spreading civilization” was used as the slogan to launch a “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities”, further mobilize and organize the large number of youth to contribute to the fight against Falun Gong. Zhou Qiang, No. 1 Secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee, Sun Jinlong, Hu Chunhua, Cui Bo and Zhao Yong, secretaries from the Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee attended the seminar [3].

Sun Jinlong: Former executive secretary of the Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee

Born in January 1962; from Zhongxiang, Hubei Province; Doctor’s Degree; Transferred to the Communist Youth League Central Committee in January 1995; He has worked as the Chief of Yong Workers Department and secretary of Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee; In June 2001, he was appointed as the executive secretary at Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee (equivalent to vice minister level) and vice chairman of China Federation of Youth; In December 2001, he was appointed as the executive secretary at Secretary Section, Youth League Central Committee and chairman of China Federation of Youth; From April 2003 to present, he is the executive member of Anhui Province Standing Committee and secretary of Political and Judiciary Committee, Anhui Province Committee. He is also a member of the 9th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and an executive member of the 10th National Congress [34].

On April 11, 2001, China’s Young Workers Department of Communist Youth League Committee held a work meeting. Sun Jinlong made a speech about fighting against Falun Gong [35].

On July 29, 2002, a work meeting on magazine China Communist Youth League was held for all-China directors of Youth League Committee offices (research departments) at provincial level. At the meeting, Sun Jinlong made a speech and talked about “making further improvement” on helping transform Falun Gong practitioners. He said that the fight against Falun Gong had features of long-periodness, complexicity and sharpness, and it was extremely important to help and support in transforming Falun Gong practitioners. The Youth League organizations at all government levels should master the information about local young Falun Gong practitioners who worked inside the organizations, assist relevant units to work well on their ideological and political issue patiently and thoroughly and prevent them from bouncing back [36].

On August 20, 2004, at the 5th meeting of the 14th Communist Youth League Committee, he made a summary speech, raising an requirement to “disclose and criticize Falun Gong in the form of battles…….and guide the youth to keep far away from Falun Gong” [37].

Huang Danhua: secretary from Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee

Female; Born in January 1958 in Chengdu, Sichuan; CCP member. She has worked as a secretary at Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee, secretary of CCP Committee of subordinate organizations, vice chairwoman and executive vice chairwoman of China Federation of Youth. She is currently a member of the CCP Committee of State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council (SASAC) and secretary of Discipline Inspection Committee, a memeber of the 16th CCP Central Committee for Discipline Inspection [38].

On July 27, 1999, People’s Daily and Qiushi Magazine jointly held a seminar about firmly carrying out the notice from the central government and criticizing Falun Gong in depth. Huang Danhua, secretary of Communist Youth League Central Committee said, “…… We should fully understand the extreme importance and urgency of solving Falun Gong issue [39].”

On August 25, 1999, Huang Danhua made a speech at the 2nd plenary meeting of Central Committee for Comprehensive Management of Public Security. She said, “Since Falun Gong issue happened, the Youth League Central Committee has sent notice immediately to the Youth League committees at all government levels, clearly stating that the Youth League memebers were not allowed to practice Falun Gong; and made a concentrated effort to start an educational activity thoroughly among Youth League committees, organized the large number of Youth League members to seriously study the General Secretary Jiang Zemin’s important speech and the gist of instructions from the central government about how to deal with and solve Falun Gong issue, disclosed and criticized Falun Gong in depth, and demanded the youth to resist Falun Gong [40].”

Hu Chunhua: secretary of Communist Youth League Central Committee

Male; Born in April 1963 in Wufeng City, Hubei province; from December 1997 to July 2001, he was appointed as the secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee and chairman of China's National Youth Administration; From September 1996 to July 1999, he studied in Department of World Economy of Graduate School at the Party School of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China as an on-job graduate student; He was appointed as a standing committee member of the CCP Committee in Tibet autonomous region in July 2001, and has worked as secretary general of the CCP committee in Tibet autonomous region since September 2001 [41].

On September 8, 1999, a meeting to promote the Nationwide New Century Reading Program for Youth was held. Hu Chunhua made a speech at the meeting. He said, “To disclose and criticize Falun Gong has brought us an issue that needs to be seriously studied and solved, that is, how can we be accepted by the youth while doing the ideological and political work, and how to indoctrinate our political thoughts in their brains? For example, in the fight against Falun Gong, one of the important tasks is to strengthen educating the youth in respects of Marxism materialism and atheism. It’s absolutely practical to strengthen political education on the youth by combining with reading program [42].

On January 18, 2000, Hu Chunhua spoke at a propaganda meeting held by the Communist Youth League Committee. He said, “Last year, we experienced three political battles against US-led NATO, Lee Teng-hui’s ‘two-state theory’, and Falun Gong cult organization. From the experience, we are more aware of the importance of ideological and political work [43].

On January 31, 2011, the Communist Youth League Central Committee and China's National Youth Administration called the youth from all walks to Beijing and held an anti-Falun Gong seminar. Hu Chunhua attended the seminar [9].
On the afternoon of January 31, 2001, Hu Chunhua attended a meeting held by the Communist Youth League Central Committee about deploying “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” [3].

On January 31, 2001, the Communist Youth League and China’s National Union of Students held a seminar for students from some colleges and universities in Beijing. Hu Chunhua spoke at the seminar. He hoped that the large number of young students should consciously take the CCP and government’s stand in dealing with Falun Gong issue, firmly fight against Falun Gong, and continue doing well in transforming Falun Gong practitioners who study in colleges and universities [8].

On February 13, 2001, Hu Chunhua spoke at a propaganda work meeting held by the Communist Youth League Propogander. He emphasized that though the Communist Youth League had won a decisive victory in the fight against Falun Gong, (Youth League members) must be clearly aware of the long-periodness, sharpness, and complexity of the fight, take disclosing and criticizing Falun Gong as an important political task of the Youth League’s propaganda and ideological work this year, mobilize and organize the large number of Youth League members to fight against Falun Gong firmly and thoroughly. News media affiliated to the Youth League should strengthen the propaganda efforts in disclosing and criticizing Falun Gong. In order to strengthen the work in this respect, the Youth League Central Committee has established a special Anti-cult Office, which was under the Publicity Department of Youth League Central Committee. (The Youth League Committee at all government levels) should attach importance to the instructions about this task and put them into practice steadily according to the deployments of the central government and the requirements from the Youth League Central Committee [44].

“Reading Manual for Youth on Disclosing and Criticizing Falun Gong Cult,” the book fabricated by Hu Chunhua and Zhang Baoshun and published by Xinhua Publishing House was recommended by the Communist Youth League Central Committee as one of a series of books to “Adovacate Science and Refuse Cult”. 15 other books that defamed Falun Gong were also recommended, including Refusing Cult, jointly fabricated by the General Office of Ministry of Education, Propaganda Department of the Communist Youth League Central Committee and Propaganda Department of National Women’s Federation, prefaced by Wang Maolin, director of Anti-cult Office of the State Council and published by Jiuzhoudao Publishing House; and “Eliminating the Soil for the Regeneration of Cult,” fabricated by He Zuoxiu and published by Shanghai Science and Technology Education Publishing House. The Communist Youth League Central Committee demanded the Youth League organizations at all government levels to study these books seriously and make full use of the Youth League members in fight against Falun Gong while disclosing and criticizing Falun Gong in depth [45].

Zhao Yong: The Secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee

Born in January 1963 in Hunan; Ph.D in Economics; Graduated from Post-doctoral Studies Center in Department of Theoretical Economics, Beijing University. He is currently an executive secretary of Communist Youth League Central Committee, Chairman of China Federation of Youth, a standing committee member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. In Hunan Province, he has been appointed as the head of a township, Deputy Division Chief and Division Chief of the Provincial Civil Affairs Department, Deputy Secretary of County CCP Committee, and Deputy Secretary of Hunan Province Communist Youth League Committee. He has also been appointed as Deputy Minister and Minister of the Communist Youth League Central Committee, as well as a secretary of Secretary Section, Communist Youth League Central Committee.

On the afternoon of January 31, 2001, a meeting was held by the Communist Youth League Central Committee to deploy “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities”. Zhao Yong attended the meeting and deployed in detail the “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities”. On the afternoon of February 1, The Communist Youth League Central Committee sent coded telegraphic document regarding “Solution about Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” to all the Communist Youth League committees at provincial level, demanding the Communist Youth League committees at all government levels to attach great importance to the document, deploy detailed actions and implement them with no mercy [3].

On February 6, 2001, the Communist Youth League Central Committee launched “Anti-Falun Gong Movement” among almost 1000 civilized youth communities in 100 big and middle cities. “Nationwide Anti-Cult Movement among Civilized Youth Communities” opening ceremony was held on the square in front of Beijing Xidan Books Building. Zhou Qiang, No.1 secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee; Zhao Yong, secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee; and some youth in Beijing attended the ceremony [11].

In early February, 2001, the Communist Youth League Central Committee and Nationwide Work Committee of China Young Pioneers jointly held a seminar in Beijing for young people in law field, with the topic of “Fighting against Cult and Protecting Juvenile’s Legel Rights and Interests according to Laws”. Zhao Yong, secretary of the Communist Youth League Central Committee, spoke at the seminar and defamed Falun Gong. He demanded the Communist Youth League Committees and Young Pioneers at all government levels to motivate efforts in society and exploit the laws as weapons to fight against Falun Gong [46].

Zhao Yong has taken government officials to labor camps and brainwashed the detained Falun Gong practitioners one by one [47].

(Published in Chinese on Nov. 17, 2005; English translation published on Aug. 20, 2012)

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[34] China University of Geosciences News Website - Sun Jinlong’s Resume (Back)
[35] Communist Youth Thinking Website - April.11, 2001, Sun Jinlong’s speech at the meeting of Department of Youth Workers, the Communist Youth League (Back)
[36] Yanbian Youth Website – July 29, 2002, Sun Jinlong’s speech at the work meeting on magazine China Communist Youth League, held for all-China directors of Youth League Committee offices (research departments) (Back)
[37] Hainan Communist Youth League – August 20, 2004, Sun Jinlong’s summary report at the 5th meeting of the 14th Communist Youth League Central Committee (Back)
[38] State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council - Huang Danhua’s Resume (Back)
[39] People’s Daily Overseas – (July 28, 1999, Page 1) People’s Daily Agency and Qiushi Magazine Agency jointly held a seminar. (Back)
[40] Daohang – August 25, 1999, Huang Huadan’s speech at the 2nd Meeting of Comprehensive Management of Public Security Central Committee (Back)
[41] People Website - Hu Chunhua’s Resume (Back)
[42] China New Century Reading Website for Youth - Hu Chunhua’s speech on September 8, 1999 at a meeting that promotes Nationwide New Century Reading Program for Youth. (Back)
[43] China Communist Youth League - January 18, 2000, Hu Chunhua’s speech at the Communist Youth League Propoganda Work Meeting in 2000. (Back)
[44] China Communist Youth League - February 13, 2001, Hu Chunhua’s speech at the Communist Youth League Propoganda Work Meeting in 2001 (Back)
[45] Guangming Daily – March 01, 2001, excellent books on “Adovacating Science and Refusing Cult” recommended by the Communist Youth League Central Committee (Back)
[46] Xinhua Website – Beijng News on February 10, 2001] The Communist Youth League Central Committee and Nationwide Work Committee of China Young Pioneers jointly held a seminar in Beijing for young people in law field, with the topic of “Fighting against Cult and Protecting Juvenile’s Legel Rights and Interests according to Laws”. (Back)
[47] Xinjiang Communist Youth League - Volume 31, 2002 compiled by the leader team office of Nationwide Movement of Protecting Mother River] Zhao Yong’s speech at the training seminar on the Movement of Protecting Mother River (edited according to the recording on August 23, 2002) (Back)
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