(Minghui.org) I used to think it would be easy for Chinese students studying in overseas universities to explore uncensored news and information while outside of China. I expected that there would be many opportunities for them to learn about the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s persecution of Falun Gong and the importance of quitting the CCP to safeguard their future.
When COVID broke out worldwide, many Chinese parents were deceived by the CCP’s propaganda, such as the outbreaks in overseas countries were very serious and people were dying at a huge number every day, and that the Chinese government had the best prevention and control of the pandemic. Concerned for their children’s safety, many parents urged their children to hurry back to China, even though the flight ticket prices already skyrocketed.
Only then did I realize that the CCP’s internet blockade and all-around propaganda had prevented people from accessing real news in China and abroad. Even when people are abroad, they still read the news and social media posts propagated by the CCP. They are still blocked from accessing free information even when they are outside of China.
It seems more urgent to me that we need to clarify the truth to these studying-abroad students.
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