Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Crossing the line of Brinksmanship
For nearly 30 years, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been implementing a strategy known as Un-Restricted Warfare. Their intent is to take offensive, but non-military measures against their enemies, particularly the U.S., in hopes of victory without a kinetic war. Nothing is off-limits and CCP leader Xi Jianping is very clearly implementing this strategy.
It’s been working. In 2020, the Corona virus (biological) was launched globally from China; for years, the Fentanyl epidemic (chemical) has been pouring into the U.S. from Mexico (via China). Now, bomb threats on American soil said to be originating with the CCP are becoming increasingly prolific.
Unfortunately, at some point, those offensive and aggressive measures will eventually cross the line from non-military means, into military ones. Right now, a Chinese dance company, based in New York, is dealing with bomb and mass murder threats inside theaters where they perform. These threats are increasingly being tied to the CCP.
More than anything else, the threats are designed to intimidate the dance company (Shen Yun) into not performing, theaters into not providing venues, and attendees into not buying tickets for the consistently sold out shows. “These are aggressive attempts by the CCP to intimidate us,” says Shen Yun spokesman Leeshai Lemish, “That is all this is, and our performers will not stop expressing their 5,000-year-old, faith-based culture.”
In fact, says Lemish, standing up to the CCP is a big part of what Shen Yun is all about.
Lemish underscores how Shen Yun is on the front lines with the ideals of the American dream. These are not simply dancers and musicians, he said. These are warriors for freedom and whether Americans realize it or not, these dancers are fighting for them. In addition, theaters and attendees who support Shen Yun are fighting for their country.
Relevant Article(s)
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OPTIONAL Q&A:
- Shen Yun has faced bomb threats linked to the Chinese Communist Party. What does this say about the lengths the CCP is willing to go to silence your performances?
- How has Shen Yun responded to these threats, and what measures are being taken to ensure the safety of your performers and audiences?
- You’ve described your performers as “warriors for freedom.” How does Shen Yun’s mission align with the ideals of the American dream?
- What is it about Shen Yun’s performances that the CCP finds so threatening? Why are they so determined to shut you down?
- Have these intimidation tactics affected the willingness of theaters to host Shen Yun performances, and how has the organization addressed any challenges?
- Shen Yun represents a 5,000-year-old faith-based culture. How important is it to preserve and share this heritage despite the CCP’s efforts to erase it?
- What message do you have for audiences who may be hesitant to attend due to these threats? Why is it important for people to continue supporting Shen Yun?
- Looking beyond these threats, how does Shen Yun’s work contribute to the broader fight against CCP influence and authoritarianism?What message does Shen Yun have for the American people about these threats and the broader issue of CCP interference on U.S. soil?
- Where can we learn more about the beautiful art of Shen Yun, and how it motivates others?
- The official website can be found here. Tickets to shows are also available there for purchase.
ABOUT LEESHAI LEMISH…
Leeshai Lemish has been with Shen Yun for 18 years. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Chinese history and language from Pomona College, California, and his master’s in international relations from the London School of Economics. He has spent extended periods studying, working, and conducting research throughout East Asia, and has authored articles on Chinese current affairs in both English and Chinese. He joined Shen Yun Performing Arts as an MC when the company was founded in 2006 and has since emceed close to two thousand performances with the company, taking the stage with Shen Yun at prestigious theaters such as Lincoln Center and the Kennedy Center, the London Coliseum, Tokyo Opera City, and many others worldwide. In addition to his performance role, he has tracked and documented on his website over 100 cases of the Chinese Communist Party and its agents trying to sabotage Shen Yun internationally. He has testified on transnational repression in front of Congress, has been a featured guest on television and radio shows around the world, and is the host of the podcast Shen Yun Voices.
ABOUT LEVI BROWDE…
Levi Browde serves as the Executive Director with the New York-based Falun Dafa Information Center – an organization dedicated to ending the human rights abuses against people who practice Falun Gong in China.
A career software entrepreneur, Levi’s life changed dramatically in 1999 when his best friend came to the office one morning and announced the Chinese Communist Party had taken away his mother in Beijing to be tortured and “brainwashed.” This marked the beginning of his volunteer work to defend human rights in China. Two years later, Levi himself was detained in a Chinese jail outside Beijing for secretly meeting with Western reporters and protesting on Tiananmen Square.
Over the past 20 years, Browde has been interviewed and quoted by the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Chicago Tribune, CNN, the Associated Press, TIME Magazine, BBC, AFP, and other media outlets. He has spoken about Falun Gong and human rights in China at briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, at the United Nations human rights sessions in Geneva, Switzerland.
Browde studied East Asian Studies at Wesleyan University and is an avid supporter of traditional Chinese culture. He founded several software start-ups, and lives in New York with his wife and two sons.
Samples of Levi on camera:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS3RS4vJguI
https://tv.faluninfo.net/unmasking-chinas-gestapo-610-office/
https://tv.faluninfo.net/levi-browde-exposes-the-new-york-times-distorted-coverage-of-human-rights/
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