Falun Gong's Challenge To China: Spiritual Practice or Evil Cult

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In mid-July of this year, the Chinese authorities rounded up hundreds of followers of the Falun Gong movement, resulting in 35 deaths, 35,000 arrests, torture and the burning of 7.8 million books This timely book by award winning journalist Danny Schechter includes the last interview given by the leader Li Hongzhi before he went underground, and describes in detail the rise of this enigmatic movement that has captured the imagination and loyalty of millions, including members of the Chinese Communist party.

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Veteran journalist Danny Schechter executive produced China Now for Channel 13 in 1991. He has written about Chinese issues for Newsday and Z Magazine. He is the author of The More You Watch, The Less You Know (Seven Stories Press) and is the executive producer of Globalvision and executive editor of the Media Channel.