FALUN DAFA TRUTHFULNESS COMPASSION FORBEARANCE ONLINE IN 20 LANGUAGES | EN.MINGHUI.ORG Coronavirus Special Edition How the Chinese Communist Party brought the world to a standstill, and where to find hope for the future INSIDE: How the CCP covered up the virus and misled the world | How the CCP’s nature made the pandemic inevitable | How can we prevent another disaster going forward? | Introduction to Falun Dafa: A path to health and well-being MINGHUI INTERNATIONAL 2020 | EN.MINGHUI.ORG 1 Dear reader, Coronavirus How the Chinese Communist Party’s cover-up Like many other publications, this issue of Minghui International is dedicated to the coronavirus pandemic that continues to impact our daily lives. But rather led to a global pandemic and how we can truly than getting mired in political debates, we seek to address the root causes of the stay safe pandemic’s spread and lessons we can learn to avoid a future tragedy like this one. We hope you will stay safe during this challenging time. PART ONE: COVERING UP THE VIRUS AND MISLEADING WHO WE ARE THE WORLD The insights and perspectives contained in this magazine are informed by practi- tioners of Falun Dafa, also known as Falun Gong, a spiritual and meditation discipline Timeline.......................................................................................................................4 that gained widespread popularity in China but consequently became the target of The CCP’s Worldwide Disinformation Campaign...................................................6 persecution by the communist regime (read more on page 19). The CCP’s Numbers Game...................................................................................8 Having borne the brunt of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s disinformation How the CCP Underreported Virus Cases.......................................................9 campaigns for more than two decades, we now see the same deceptive methods Inhumane Treatment During Lockdown...........................................................10 being deployed in the regime’s handling of the coronavirus. These tactics include suppressing those who report truthful information, manipulating Western media outlets into repeating the Party’s narrative, and pressuring world leaders to ignore both its human rights abuses and its role in the spread of the pandemic. PART TWO: HOW THE CCP’S NATURE MADE THE Minghui.org is a news and communications platform founded by Falun Dafa PANDEMIC INEVITABLE practitioners, and its volunteers have reported daily on firsthand accounts of the persecution in China for 21 years. Having built up an extensive knowledge of how the A Wuhan Resident’s Interpretation of the Pandemic.........................................11 Chinese regime operates, we feel a responsibility to inform readers of the methods A History of Deception and Killing.....................................................................12 of deception used by the CCP as the world makes important choices about how to respond to the pandemic. PART THREE: HOW CAN WE PREVENT ANOTHER DISASTER GOING FORWARD? Why Are Countries with Close Ties to the CCP Most Heavily Impacted?..14 The Danger of Relying on China.......................................................................16 Living Up to Our Values Means Saying No to the CCP..................................17 What Can We Learn from Traditional Chinese Culture?........................................18 ONLINE IN 20 LANGUAGES | EN.MINGHUI.ORG INTRODUCTION TO FALUN DAFA: A PATH TO HEALTH AND WELL-BEING What is Falun Dafa?.............................................................................................19 Health Benefits.....................................................................................................21 Falun Dafa Changes a Troubled Youth into a Good Man...........................22 2 MINGHUI INTERNATIONAL 2020 | EN.MINGHUI.ORG MINGHUI INTERNATIONAL 2020 | EN.MINGHUI.ORG 3 Timeline of a Cover-Up DECEMBER 1 JANUARY 10 • The first confirmed coronavirus patient JANUARY 7 • The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center JANUARY 26 JANUARY 27 APRIL 17 falls ill, infecting 14 healthcare workers. • Dr. Li Wenliang examines a glaucoma pa- publishes the virus’s genome sequence • A national coronavirus task force is • Wuhan officials and the central govern- • Wuhan revises its death toll upwards by This case was published in The Lancet. tient and is infected with the coronavirus. online after receiving no response from formed. Staffed with propaganda and ment blame each other for the delay in 50.02%, from 2,579 to 3,869. (See “The its January 5 report to higher authorities. public security officials, the task force communications about the virus outbreak. CCP’s Numbers Game” on page 8.) DECEMBER 18 JANUARY 5 As a result, the lab is ordered to close for immediately issues a policy forbidding investigation with no explanation. medical staff from disclosing information • A shipping employee at Huanan Seafood • Whole genome sequencing shows that • Xinhua, a state-run news outlet, inter- JANUARY 28 MARCH 19 Market develops symptoms and becomes the new virus is 89.1% similar to SARS. about the virus, threatening violators with views SARS expert Wang Hailong, who 3 to 7 years in prison. • U.S. officials reveal that Beijing had been • Chinese authorities begin to report zero the first coronavirus case at Wuhan Cen- The Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center says (incorrectly) that there have been no blocking their requests for American med- new local infections, beginning another tral Hospital. submits an internal report to the National deaths, infections of healthcare workers, ical professionals to enter China to help stage in the cover-up. Health Commission. or human-to-human transmission. Wang JANUARY 24 fight the epidemic since January 6. DECEMBER 26-27 assures the public that it does not need • CCP leader makes a nationwide speech to worry. but does not mention the virus outbreak. MARCH 12 • Tests show that the Huanan market em- JANUARY 3 • Chinese propaganda begins to downplay JANUARY 30 • A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman ployee was infected by a coronavirus • Wuhan officials report 44 cases. the outbreak, comparing the number of • A former Chinese health ministry official accuses the U.S. military of bringing the 81% identical to the 2003 SARS virus. • Chinese news media claim the disease is JANUARY 13 coronavirus cases to the number of sea- says that Wuhan has more patients than epidemic to Wuhan. The gene sequence is shared with the “preventable and controllable.” • The Jianghan District CDC gives instruc- sonal flu infections in the U.S. can be treated and that the official number Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. tions to categorize patients with “unknown of cases has been greatly underreported. Wuhan Central Hospital is notified of a pneumonia” symptoms as patients suffer- MARCH 11 new type of coronavirus, and quarantine JANUARY 2 JANUARY 23 • The WHO declares the coronavirus outbreak • For sharing information about the vi- ing from other illnesses. is recommended. • Wuhan enters lockdown, with all modes JANUARY 31 a pandemic. rus, Dr. Ai Fen is so harshly reprimand- • The first case outside China is reported • A vendor at the Huanan market and a in Thailand. of public transportation cut off. However, • The U.S. declares a public health emer- family of three are found to have similar ed by hospital officials that she almost international flights are still allowed to oper- gency and imposes a 14-day quarantine pneumonia symptoms as the shipping collapses. ate. In the five days leading up to the lock- for inbound travelers who had visited Chi- FEBRUARY 29 employee. This new case is reported to JANUARY 14 down, millions of residents leave Wuhan. na in the previous 14 days. • The first coronavirus death in the U.S. is the Wuhan Center for Disease Control JANUARY 1 • The World Health Organization (WHO) reported. and Prevention (CDC). Medical staff are says limited human-to-human transmis- • Eight physicians are punished by police JANUARY 20 FEBRUARY 6 • Qiqihar First Hospital fails to report over 100 instructed to wear masks, and isolation for “spreading rumors” (talking with others sion has been observed. But it would infections, including of health care profes- gowns are ordered. later quote Chinese officials, saying • Chinese officials acknowledge evidence • Dr. Li Wenliang dies of coronavirus infec- about the surging epidemic). that the virus can spread between people. tion. The news gains widespread atten- sionals, to avoid conflicting with officially • Police announce that the disease is under no evidence had been found for hu- published numbers. man-to-human transmission. tion on Weibo (a popular Chinese microb- DECEMBER 28-29 control and would not spread between logging platform) but is quickly deleted. humans. JANUARY 19 • Four more patients are reported to Hu- FEBRUARY 24 bei health officials. The National Health • Huanan Seafood Market is shut down and JANUARY 16 • It is reported that the Wuhan Culture and blocked from access by journalists. Tourism Bureau would hold a large event FEBRUARY 8 • Beijing postpones its two most import- Commission sends officials to Wuhan to • Wuhan Central Hospital still maintains • The first U.S. citizen dies of the coronavi- ant political conferences that were to be investigate. • While the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) that it has not observed human-to-hu- with an estimated attendance of 200,000 knows about the virus situation, civilians people