Internal CCP Source: During Video Conference, Minister of Public Security Outlines Plans to Intensify Campaign against Falun Gong, Shen Yun in the United States

On December 11, a group of overseas researchers tracking the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) repression of Falun Gong practitioners published new information from internal CCP sources. The leaks contain notes from a recent video conference that was chaired by Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong. They outline emerging plans and tactics in carrying forward an intensified campaign targeting Falun Gong overseas and especially in the United States, with the explicit goal being to “sabotage the relationship between Falun Gong and the United States.”

This information comes at a time when prior internal sources warned of a forthcoming smear campaign targeting Falun Gong with the goal of turning U.S. public opinion and government against the group. Key elements of the plan have indeed come to fruition in recent months, including incidents of lawfare, questionable media “investigations,” and a slew of violent threats targeting Falun Gong practitioners and Shen Yun Performing Arts, a Chinese American classical Chinese dance company founded by Falun Gong believers.

The Falun Dafa Information Center is providing a translation below based on the Chinese version published by the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG). The following are key points that emerge from the video conference readout and reflections on their implications:

• Ongoing strategizing from the top: The fact that the regime held a conference call chaired by the Minister of Public Security himself highlights the priority being given to this issue and campaign. The comments made also indicate that the regime is closely attuned to the U.S. political context and both opportunities and risks that may arise for Chinese officials with the transition to the incoming Donald Trump administration.
  
  
• Trying to disrupt U.S. government support for Falun Gong: The notes specifically cite a key goal of the current effort being to turn the U.S. government against Falun Gong, stating:

The main goal is to make every effort to sabotage the relationship between Falun Gong and the United States. … Focus on amplifying claims that Falun Gong violates U.S. laws and disregards the U.S. government’s authority. Use such fabricated “narratives” to pressure the U.S. government and relevant institutions to stop supporting Falun Gong, ultimately achieving the goal of eradicating Falun Gong from the United States.

• Outlining tactics to be used: As with other recently leaked information, the notes from this call cite specific tactics that the CCP’s security apparatus plans to employ to further these aims. These include activating agents within the Falun Gong community to either speak publicly against Falun Gong or convince existing practitioners to “break with Falun Gong” and then speak publicly to expose alleged “dark secrets” of Falun Gong. The notes specifically cite an intent to try to “convert” influential Falun Gong practitioners to maximize the impact.

• Mobilizing resources: The video conference notes refer to an intent to “increase support for anti-Falun Gong personnel,” mobilize pro-CCP internet commentators to amplify claims, and use other strategies for influencing “public opinion” with the aim of intensifying attacks and smear campaigns against Falun Gong, Shen Yun, and news outlets like the Epoch Times.
  
  
• References to financial assistance to collaborators: The notes make several references to providing “donations” or financial assistance to those aiding the CCP, including to Falun Gong practitioners who “convert” and speak out against the Falun Gong community. From among recently leaked information, this is the first explicit reference to financial support for collaborators and if implemented, could infringe on U.S. legislation like the Foreign Agents Registration Law if it goes unreported.
  
  
• Fear of sanctions cited as reason for intensified effort: The conference call notes state that one reason for the escalated attacks on Falun Gong in the United Stats is a fear of U.S. sanctions being imposed against the top CCP leaders for “crimes” committed. They specifically note that Falun Gong practitioners have evidence of these crimes, presumably referring to rights abuses committed against Falun Gong prisoners, including organ harvesting.

Translation from the Chinese publication by WOIPFG:

The Chinese Communist Party’s Top Leadership Intensifies Secret Plans to Attack Overseas Falun Gong, Shen Yun, and The Epoch Times

A Special Report by the World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong

December 11, 2024

The World Organization to Investigate the Persecution of Falun Gong (WOIPFG), through its special investigation channels within mainland China, received confidential intelligence regarding the top leadership of the Chinese Communist Party on December 6, 2024. The following is a summary:

The Chinese Communist Party’s Ministry of Public Security recently held a video conference personally chaired by Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong. The meeting included numerous internal directives from the CCP’s top leadership, which have already been disseminated to the provincial and departmental levels in China and are being implemented. The key points related to Falun Gong are as follows:

1. Activate all CCP operatives [i.e. CCP special agents] and intelligence informants deployed in the United States. At any cost, they must approach the core members of [President-elect Donald] Trump’s team to quickly ascertain Trump’s true stance toward the CCP and identify all potential sanctions the Trump administration is planning to take against China.

2. Increase support for anti-Falun Gong personnel. CCP ministries and departments can provide more materials and intelligence, including photos and videos, ensuring personal information in these materials is handled carefully to avoid exposing our [CCP intelligence departments’] involvement in planning. Financial assistance can be offered through means such as “donations.” Select public opinion operatives [commonly known as the “50 Cent Army”] familiar with Falun Gong from various regions in China and abroad to participate in this effort. Focus on amplifying claims that Falun Gong violates U.S. laws and disregards the U.S. government’s authority. Use such fabricated “narratives” to pressure the U.S. government and relevant institutions to stop supporting Falun Gong, ultimately achieving the goal of eradicating Falun Gong from the United States.

3. Continue intensifying attacks and smear campaigns against Shen Yun, The Epoch Times, and Falun Gong’s “key individuals” and “targeted individuals.” Operatives [referring to CCP agents] and new external propaganda resources can be mobilized to participate in overseas attack operations. Focus on disrupting and fracturing the relationships within overseas Falun Gong communities. Specific actions can be determined locally [by agents and Chinese intelligence agencies] at their discretion, ensuring there are no contradictions or conflicts among themselves.

4. Activate all undercover personnel to continue implementing the plan targeting overseas Falun Gong members to [convince them to] abandon their practice [Editor’s Note: referred to as the “exit Falun Gong plan”]. This can involve setting up relief funds through Chinese business associations or using third parties with clean backgrounds to provide assistance to those who have exited. This includes financial aid to improve the success rate of individuals abandoning Falun Gong. Additionally, leverage all individuals who have exited to continuously expose alleged “dark secrets” within Falun Gong community.

5. Activate high-level operatives [senior agents)]to carry out “critical operations” against selected high-ranking individuals within Falun Gong community and The Epoch Times. The goal is to convert one or two high-ranking Falun Gong members so that they can turn against the organization at the critical moment and deal a “fatal blow” to Falun Gong and the U.S. officials who support Falun Gong.

6. The main goal is to make every effort to sabotage the relationship between Falun Gong and the United States. The best thing is to eliminate Falun Gong from the United States, but at least the relationship between the Trump administration and Falun Gong and any possible cooperation should be destroyed. The plan by Chen Yixin, a member of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission and the Minister of State Security, has already been supported by the CCP’s top leadership. In the next steps, the Ministry of State Security and the Ministry of Public Security will intensify efforts to cooperate in implementing the plan. The top CCP leaders are very afraid of sanctions from the United States and Falun Gong has evidence of their [the top CCP leaders’] serious crimes. This is the main reason why the top CCP leaders are stepping up their attacks on key figures at the Epoch Times and Shen Yun. The ultimate target of the attack will be the founder of Falun Gong.