(Minghui.org) The number of outbound Chinese travelers is expected to reach over 100 million in 2015, according to a report by Chinavia, a Scandinavian pilot project centered on Chinese tourists. In addition to sightseeing and shopping for luxury goods, some have planned for a special gain: inner peace after getting rid of the Chinese Communist Party's mind control. This, in some way, is the ultimate luxury for a population that lacks freedom.
A young Chinese tourist held up a display board about the persecution of Falun Gong in China for 20 minutes at a Southeast Asian tourist site on November 28, 2014. By doing that, he connected his tour group to Falun Gong practitioners; a majority of the group chose to renounce their Chinese Communist Party (CCP) memberships.
Falun Gong practitioners inform Chinese tourists in Macao about the persecution
Some people, both inside and outside of China, have the misunderstanding that the movement to quit the Communist Party is a political conflict between Falun Gong and the CCP, so they choose to “stay away from the fight” and say they are neutral. However, many of the nearly 190 million Chinese who have dissociated themselves from the CCP see it as a personal choice based on conscience after learning of the atrocities committed by the Party even today.
Parade commemorating the 10th anniversary of the publishing of the Nine Commentaries on Communist Party held in Hong Kong on December 7, 2014
Organ Harvesting Prompts More Chinese to Quit the CCP
Falun Gong practitioners hold a mock organ harvesting exhibit
A tourist elected to withdraw her Party membership in Paris. She said, “Harvesting Falun Gong practitioners' organs for profit is devilish. The CCP will receive karmic retribution for this. I have to hurry up and quit the Party [to avoid being included in the karmic retribution]. Otherwise, it may be too late!”
A truth-clarification site near the Eiffel Tower in Paris
The regime's harvesting of organs from living Falun Gong prisoners of conscience has prompted many withdrawals from the Party, as more Chinese citizens learn of the atrocities. “The CCP is too evil!” is a common response from tourists.
A Chinese tourist from Henan Province told a practitioner in front of City Hall in Stockholm, Sweden, “I cried after I read about organ harvesting.”
When the practitioner offered him an alias with which to publish his withdrawal from CCP organizations, he opted to use his real name.
More Tourists Quit the CCP Using Their Own Names
2014 has seen more Chinese tourists using their real names to quit the CCP organizations. A visiting Chinese scholar said the following after doing so at Oxford University in England: “The CCP cannot tolerate Falun Gong because Falun Gong is too honorable.”
In Troy, Michigan, a Chinese man accompanied his elderly mother to quit the CCP with her real name. She said, “The CCP is too evil. I have to do this.”
Another tourist told her group, “Let's quit the Party first. Then we can go celebrate with a good meal.” The practitioner volunteer asked whether they would use their real names or aliases. They responded without hesitation, “No alias. We quit with our real names!”
Tourists view practitioners' poster boards at the National Palace Museum in Taiwan
Tour Guides Encourage Clients to Quit the Party
Some tour guides have incorporated quitting the CCP or learning about the persecution of Falun Gong into their groups' busy itineraries. For example, at St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, a tour guide told the group as they approached a practitioner, “Hurry up and sign your name [to quit the CCP]. We have very little time here. Please be quick!”
In Switzerland, a tour guide signaled a practitioner to give out pamphlets to his customers and said to them, “Take a copy. Everyone does this here. No need to be afraid. What's there to fear now that you're outside of China?”
As the practitioner told the group about the persecution being covered up by the Party propaganda, the guide commented, “Listen up. He explains it very well.” Most of the tourists in the group decided to renounce their Party memberships.
In Toronto, Canada, a tour guide told a practitioner after he learned about the persecution and quit the Party organizations, “Please tell my customers the same. I will help you.”
In Melbourne, Australia, a tour guide led his group to Falun Gong practitioners and encouraged the tourists to read their display boards. He said, “These materials are free. You can all take copies to learn the exercises. It's a very good practice.”
Tourists learn about Falun Gong at Sibelius Park in Helsinki, Finland
Falun Gong posters near the Statue of Liberty in New York
Sincere Thanks to Falun Gong Practitioners
“I have not met such kindhearted and trustworthy people for many years. What a blessing to come across you!” a Chinese businessman told a Falun Gong practitioner who volunteers her time at the Sydney Opera House to inform Chinese tourists about the practice of Falun Gong and the persecution in China.
Practitioners have reported more examples of such sincere thanks from Chinese tourists when they finally gain access to information that is unavailable in their home country.
In Paris, two tourists said to a practitioner, “Because of your hard work, we now know the facts, so China has hope. Thank you. We support you!” They thanked the practitioner seven times.
Several tourists told practitioners in Italy, “We've traveled to quite a few countries in Europe and often run into you. We've understood after hearing so much. You are remarkable. Keep up your efforts! Justice belongs to you. Rainy days will be gone.”
