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The Daily Signal Podcast

'Unsilenced': Film Lifts Curtain on Horrors of Chinese Communist Party

The Daily Signal Podcast

The Daily Signal

News, Government, Politics, Daily News

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2022

⏱️ ? minutes

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Summary

Just over 20 years ago, the Chinese Communist Party began persecuting those in China who followed the spiritual practice of Falun Gong.  Today, Uyghur Muslims face imprisonment and torture at the hands of the Chinese government. Tomorrow, more innocent lives will fall victim to suffering at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party if Beijing’s totalitarian leaders do not face consequences for those human rights abuses.  In the new film “Unsilenced,” director Leon Lee tells the true story of those who were persecuted and killed by China’s government because they practiced Falun Gong.    The film highlights the stories of those who “risk their lives and use their wisdom to find ways to counter the propaganda and fight for their freedom” in China, Lee says.  But the threats of the Chinese Communist Party extend far beyond its borders, the film director says.  It’s past time for America to recognize “that the [Chinese Communist Party] is the biggest threat the West faces,” says Leon Lee, the director of “Unsilenced.” Lee joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss China’s human rights abuses and the danger China poses to the Western world if China’s crimes go unpunished.  We also cover these stories: Republican leaders call on podcaster Joe Rogan to stop apologizing. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tells truckers to stop their protests. TikTok announces new LGBT guidelines.  Enjoy the show! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Do we have to wish them and encourage to clearly understand that the CCP is the biggest threat

0:08.7

the West faces?

0:15.5

That was Leon Lee, director of the film, Unsilenced, discussing the threat the Chinese Communist

0:20.5

Party poses to America.

0:22.8

And this is the Daily Signal Podcast for Wednesday, February 9th.

0:26.4

I'm Doug Blair.

0:27.4

And I'm Virginia Allen.

0:29.5

The Chinese Communist Party has committed countless human rights abuses against its own people.

0:35.4

In 1999, the Chinese government banned the spiritual practice known as Falun Gong.

0:41.9

Those who refused to recant were imprisoned, tortured, and even killed.

0:47.1

Leon Lee tells the story of those who stood against the Chinese Communist Party and defended

0:52.6

Falun Gong in his new film Unsilenced.

0:56.2

He joins me on the show today to discuss the film and the threat China poses to the entire

1:01.7

Western world.

1:03.1

Before we get to that conversation with Leon Lee, let's hit our top news stories of the day.

1:19.2

Leading GOP voices are telling Joe Rogan stop apologizing.

1:23.8

After Rogan used the N word during some past episodes of his podcast, he ended up removing

1:28.6

those podcast episodes and apologizing.

1:31.4

But for some GOP voices, that doesn't sit right.

1:34.3

In a Fox News interview, Governor Ron DeSantis, who was a Republican, said, no, he shouldn't

1:40.0

have apologized.

1:41.0

I mean, you see what happens?

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