At bus stops, near schools and in farmers' markets in numerous other downtown areas in Baoding City, Hebei Province, "declarations of withdrawal from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and all of its affiliated organizations" have been posted. The local persecutors have been shocked and intimidated. Pedestrians in the streets and parks have been discussing the issue, condemning the CCP, and awakening to the truth.

One of my colleagues was taking a walk in a park and saw a crowd. An older man said, "I saw that an older gentleman was reading the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party. I read only the beginning section; it's well written. It's not something an average person could come up with." The audience scattered and went to look for the man who had the book. They sighed in disappointment when they couldn't find him. My colleague told them that one of his relatives had a copy, and that if they would like to read it, he would go get it. The group of people replied, "Sure, we would definitely like to read it." After they got the book, they kept saying thanks and told my colleague that they would share it with relatives and friends.

April 16, 2005