| Like the Loch Ness Monster of Scotland, China has its | | | | students. The communist elite in China made use of |
| myths and legends of dragons, some helpful and | | | | the Chinese people's ancient value systems, in |
| benevolent, and some not so. Of the evil variety, | | | | particular their obedience to authority, to enslave and |
| there's one that's been slain on stages around the | | | | exploit them. During its 57 years of one-party |
| world during the 2006 NTDTV's Global Chinese New | | | | dictatorship 80 million Chinese have died violent, |
| Year Spectaculars. The performance is called "Nine | | | | unnatural deaths. Many people in the free world think |
| Swords," and it obviously was one of the audiences' | | | | that things are getting better in China, but economic |
| favorites as it receiving roaring applause. I hope | | | | and human rights conditions for the masses of |
| NTDTV will bring this performance back in its 2007 | | | | Chinese is getting worse and worse. As the CCP has |
| shows for it's a drama worth seeing repeatedly as it | | | | adopted more and more capitalist money making |
| is more than a myth or a legend. The evil red dragon | | | | strategies, it has also faced more and more |
| symbolizes the specter of communism in China and | | | | difficulties keeping the Chinese people under its |
| its brutality of repression and bloodshed. And in a | | | | absolute control. Instead of moving toward |
| ritual drama nine dancers from the New Tang | | | | democracy and improving human rights, as it has |
| Dynasty Performing Arts Center, wielding their | | | | been promising, it has actually done the opposite. |
| swords of truth, fight the dragon in a magnificent | | | | Afraid of losing power if people were allowed to |
| martial arts performance. The dancers' nine swords | | | | freely speak, vote, assemble and worship, the CCP |
| represent the "Nine Commentaries on the Communist | | | | has chosen to suppress even more tightly all |
| Party," an editorial series published by the Epoch | | | | independent thought and belief by putting up the |
| Times which has inspired a huge "Quitting-the-CCP" | | | | internet blockade, censoring all media, incarcerating |
| movement in China. Within two years more than 16 | | | | anyone with a grudge about the government, |
| million Chinese have now quit from the party. As I | | | | including human rights lawyers. Now Chinese are |
| was watching this battle between good and evil, I | | | | trying again to get basic human rights and |
| felt moved by the courage and dedication to justice | | | | democracy, and they are hoping for a peaceful fall of |
| and freedom of the people behind the scenes, | | | | communism by quitting from the party. They are also |
| NTDTV and its over a thousand volunteers | | | | calling it, "wiping away the mark of the beast." This |
| worldwide making this show possible. I flashed back | | | | "Quitting-the CCP" movement has become the |
| to my childhood in Germany when my country was | | | | biggest headache for the CCP, as the "Nine |
| divided and how we suffered under communism. The | | | | Commentaries," the swords of truth, tell the true |
| fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was one of the happiest | | | | history of the CCP, not the state controlled |
| days us. After that, communism collapsed in Eastern | | | | propaganda version. I hope you will watch the |
| Europe and Russia. But it didn't all happen by itself. It | | | | NTDTV Global New Year Spectacular. And take your |
| took the effort of tens of thousands of activists. At | | | | family. It's a great magical show that also supports an |
| the time the Berlin Wall came down, there was the | | | | important human cause. The 2007 New Year |
| same spirit of freedom in China. Students were | | | | Spectacular will be touring Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, |
| protesting. However, they were not able to ending | | | | Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, |
| the tyranny of communism, as the CCP brought in | | | | San Francisco, Washington, DC, plus major cities in |
| the army and tanks and massacred the unarmed | | | | Canada, Europe and Asia. |