Breaking Through Chinese State Censorship – Changchun Signal Interruption Remembered – Video

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Breaking Through Chinese State Censorship - Changchun Signal Interruption Remembered
Something unexpected happened in China #39;s Changchun city today mdash;on March 5th mdash;back in 2002. For forty minutes, the local state-run television #39;s programming was interrupted by this. The documentary, False Fire, disproved the self-immolation incident that was staged on Tiananmen Square a year earlier. Chinese state-run media claimed five Falun Gong practitioners had set themselves on fire. They broadcast the propaganda every evening to incite public hatred against the spiritual practice. It helped justify the Chinese Communist Party #39;s crackdown on the group since 1999. [Lan Lihua, Falun Gong Practitioner]: "I saw an article about a Falun Gong practitioner using television signal jamming technology to broadcast the persecution of Falun Gong to thousands of households. I thought this was a great way to get the message out." Like millions of Falun Gong practitioners in China, Lan Lihua was thinking of ways to break through the Chinese regime #39;s censorship. She connected two people she knew who would be able to take over the airwaves. After months of planning, on March 5th, Changchun residents watched on TV how Falun Gong was welcomed and practiced around the world. They saw how the Communist Party was lying to them. [Bill Xia, CEO, Dynamic Internet Technology]: "It represented Falun Gong practitioners #39; efforts to bring real information to the Chinese and for that particular event it was actually dramatic and had a big impact. In a few hours it reached millions of people" And that ...

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