Pro-Falun Gong Banners and Posters Appearing All Over China
It’s a sign that the conditions are turning around for Falun Gong practitioners in China when pro-Falun Gong banners and signage can be posted outdoors, unobstructed for the public to see.
On August 19, Minghui.org posted photos of a large billboard off of a highway in Liaoning province that reads: “The world needs truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance. Falun Dafa is Good.” Down the right side of the billboard is the message “The Great Law saves people and is spread across the four oceans and five lakes,” alluding to the fact that the practice is persecuted only in China is whereas it is freely practiced in over 70 countries.
This large billboard, while impressive, is not the only such display to have shown up in China lately.
In Wuhan, someone applied decals on what appear to be street lamps. In Heilongjiang province, a yellow vertical banner was spotted hanging off of a bridge. In both cases, the messaging is simply “Falun Dafa is Good,” the iconic rallying cry spoken by countless protesters of the persecution.
The persecution persists, for sure, but these banners and billboards show that Falun Gong practitioners are not afraid, and the general public has come to a certain degree of understanding and acceptance of Falun Gong and its plight. In some areas, Chinese citizens even show active support for practitioners.
At this point, it’s unclear who posted the banners, or who authorized their display. Most likely it is the work of practitioners themselves, with the aid of individual sympathizers.
When Friends of Falun Gong posted the photos on its Chinese Facebook page, fans commented in admiration:
“The beauty of truthfulness and freedom will change the current situation…Falun Gong’s future is going to be a glorious one…”
“Heaven will ultimately restore justice to the disciples of Falun Gong.”
“I really admire the people of Falun Gong. In 17 years, facing the evil slander and persecution of the Chinese Communist Party, they have always bravely shown the world’s people the truth. The world needs truthfulness, compassion, and tolerance!”
“Who is it that’s so capable! 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍 👍”