Free Artistic Expression Under Siege as CCP Attempts to Censor Shen Yun: Report

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has been trying to stifle free artistic expression in the United States and 37 other countries for over a decade in an aggressive global campaign targeting a New York-based performing arts group, according to a new report from the U.S.-based nonprofit Falun Dafa Information Center. The report, titled “Diplomatic Disruptions and Disinformation: Beijing’s Global Drive to Stop Shen Yun,” documents efforts by the Chinese regime since 2007 to harass, sabotage, and spread lies about Shen Yun Performing Arts, which is dedicated to bringing back the beauty of authentic Chinese culture through dance and music as it existed before communist rule....