Now, Falun Gong is a spiritual practice of mind and body in which adherents follow the core principles of truth, compassion and tolerance. In 1999, the Chinese Communist Party estimated that 70 to 100 million people were practicing Falun Gong. the equivalent of 5 to 7% of the Chinese population today. Mr. Speaker, Falun Gong's popularity quickly initiated violent persecution, including illegal detention, forced labor, torture and yes, forced organ harvesting, a form of mass murder. (00:32–00:40)
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Asserts that the Chinese Communist Party estimated 70 to 100 million Falun Gong practitioners in 1999.
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