{"id":77,"date":"2024-12-10T08:07:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T08:07:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brothers-news.com\/?p=77"},"modified":"2025-02-14T08:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-02-14T08:12:33","slug":"another-deceptive-lie-investigation-into-cheng-peiming-falun-gongs-so-called-first-survivor-of-live-organ-harvesting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brothers-news.com\/?p=77","title":{"rendered":"Another Deceptive Lie \u2014 Investigation into Cheng Peiming, Falun Gong\u2019s so-called \u201cfirst survivor of live organ harvesting\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEWS: <\/strong>On July 3, 2024, local time, the cult organization Falun Gong held a news conference in Washington D.C., on which a man named Cheng Peiming took off his shirt and showed a scar under his left armpit, claiming that it was left from the \u201corgan harvesting\u201d, or the phrase they used to describe their fabricated involuntary organ transplant he suffered 20 years ago during imprisonment in Daqing city, Heilongjiang province. The Falun Gong cult has promoted Cheng as the \u201cfirst known survivor of organ harvesting by the Communist Party of China(CPC).\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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(Cheng Peiming at the news conference, July 3rd)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Notably, just a week before the very press conference, the US House of Representatives passed a bill related to Falun Gong, continuing to slander China by groundlessly claiming large-scale \u201corgan harvesting\u201d. After more than a decade on the run and four years in the US, Cheng suddenly emerged as a key \u201cwitness\u201d at this time and made appearances at Falun Gong press conferences twice on August 7 and September 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Did Cheng Peiming actually undergo forced organ removal surgery as he claimed? Who is Cheng Peiming? Is this so-called most powerful \u201cwitness\u201d pushed by Falun Gong really credible?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To answer all these questions, the China Anti-Cult Network has sent journalists to Jixi and Daqing cities in Heilongjiang province to interview Cheng\u2019s family members, relatives, and staff from the prison where he was once incarcerated and the hospital where he received treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. It was Chen\u2019s sister who signed for a life-saving surgery<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A key member of the Falun Gong cult, Cheng Peiming was born in Jixi city, Heilongjiang province in 1965. Except for his sister, Cheng Peifeng, most of his immediate family members were fanatical Falun Gong believers at the time. In 2002, Cheng was sentenced to eight years in prison for the crime of \u201cusing a cult to undermine law enforcement\u201d and was imprisoned at Daqing Prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to several prison officers who were in charge of Cheng\u2019s affairs, he exhibited a tendency of self-injury during his terms in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On November 16, 2004, Zhang Zhijie, a prison officer on duty, had just finished lunch when one of Cheng\u2019s fellow inmates reported, that Cheng might have swallowed something as they found a note on his bed saying, \u201cI swallowed a nail.\u201d Zhang and other officers rushed to help, but Cheng refused to speak despite their questioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Without eyewitnesses, it was unclear whether Cheng had really swallowed anything, so the officers decided to send him to the isolation ward where they could together wait for X-ray confirmation. Yet Cheng broke a window in the isolation ward, injuring his wrist, and began shouting that he had swallowed a nail. To prevent further injury, they bandaged Cheng\u2019s wrist and sent him to The Fourth Hospital of Daqingfor further treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Hospital records show that on November 16, 2004, at 9 PM, Cheng was admitted to the thoracic surgery department for \u201cforeign objects in the esophagus and stomach\u201d. \u201cThe patient swallowed foreign objects\u201d, the records show, \u201cand chest pain gradually worsened, along with abdominal pain and discomfort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

X-rays revealed that Cheng had not only swallowed a 10-cm-long nail but also a 8.3-cm by 1.7-cm piece of a wallpaper blade. The nail had entered his intestines, while the blade was stuck in his esophagus, posing a severe risk. An investigation later revealed that Cheng had secretly collected the nail and blade from construction debris in the prison canteen.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Initially, the treatment team hoped to remove the objects using an endoscope, but an ENT consultation revealed that the blade was lodged in a narrow part of the esophagus, making it impossible to extract with an endoscope. Surgery was recommended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSince the blade and nail were sharp objects, we worried they could damage his esophagus and intestines, so we recommended immediate surgery,\u201d recalled Doctor Cheng Liwen, a thoracic surgeon at the hospital. Even 20 years later, he still remembers the unusual case, as it\u2019s rather rare for someone to swallow such sharp objects, especially from a prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, Cheng Peiming refused surgery. Given the life-threatening situation, with the blade near the aorta, his family was called in to the hospital. Medical records show, \u201cBoth endoscopic and surgical removal of the foreign objects pose certain risks.\u201d The hospital requested family cooperation in the hope of the latter persuading Cheng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the morning of November 17, another consultation was held. X-rays showed that the nail had shifted slightly, but the blade was still stuck in the esophagus. The ENT department still recommended thoracotomy surgery.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cThe situation was so urgent that an immediate surgery had to be performed,\u201d said Doctor Cheng who participated in the entire operation, explaining that the blade\u2019s proximity to the aorta meant any damage to the esophagus could lead to fatal bleeding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In light of the urgent situation and Cheng\u2019s uncooperative attitude,  on November 17 afternoon, an emergency joint meeting was convened by the prison, hospital, and other relevant departments in Daqing City, on which a lawyer provided legal consultation opinions about how to save his life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTo save my brother\u2019s life, it was I who finally signed the consent for the surgery,\u201d said Cheng Peifeng. Subsequently, the hospital successfully performed the surgery on Cheng Peiming at 4:30 PM, which records indicate an \u201cexploratory thoracotomy, removal of foreign objects from the esophagus and jejunum.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\uff08Cheng Peifeng signed the consent for the surgery\uff09<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

It also showed that \u201cAfter anesthesia, the patient was placed on his right side, with an incision made between the fifth ribs on the left side.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

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\u201cWe designed the surgery based on the locations of the metal objects. One was in the lower esophagus, the other in the intestines. Using a combined chest and abdominal approach would have been more traumatic, so we opted for a less invasive method for less injury and faster recovery,\u201d explained Doctor Cheng.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During surgery, the blade was first located in the esophagus and extracted through the mouth with assistance from the ENT department. Cheng recalled that the blade was rusty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next, the nail was found in the small intestine, and a small incision was made to remove it.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\uff08the blade and the nail extracted from Cheng Peiming\u2019s body\uff0c2004\uff09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The surgery lasted about three hours, leaving a 20-cm scar. After the operation, Cheng was kept in the hospital for seven days and recovered well. He was transferred back to the prison hospital on November 24 for further rehabilitation and fully recovered by December 2.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Additionally, Cheng\u2019s prison records show that he had a pre-existing condition: tuberculosis. An April 2002 medical exam diagnosed him with \u201cinfiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis\u201d, which was treated before he was re-incarcerated.<\/p>\n\n\n

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2. Spiritual control alienated Cheng from his family<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It is not uncommon for criminals worldwide to implement self-harms, trying to escape punishment. The case of Cheng Peiming, who had been deeply brainwashed by the Falun Gong cult, swallowing foreign objects is a typical one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting in the 1990s, Falun Gong grew into the largest cult organization in China. Many people were deceived, brainwashed, and spiritually controlled, becoming loyal followers of Li Hongzhi and his Falun Gong cult. Cheng Peiming was one of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe used to be a simple and honest man,\u201d said Wang Min (pseudonym), Cheng Peiming\u2019s ex-wife. Cheng had some education and a respectable job at Zhangxin Coal Mine, a well-regarded company at the time. They married in 1987 and soon had a well-behaved, adorable son. Life was happy. But after Cheng became obsessed with Falun Gong, he got stuck in the cult and sank deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt first, when he started practicing Falun Gong, it didn\u2019t seem like a problem. It felt like it was teaching people to be good, like returning found money, avoiding greed, and staying out of conflicts with others,\u201d Wang Min recalled. \u201cBut later, he was rarely at home, gave up his job, ignored our child \u2014 Falun Gong was everything that occupied his mind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHe stopped caring about the family altogether,\u201d Wang Min didn\u2019t understand and asked him, \u201cYou say you are believing in a religion. But isn\u2019t it a cult actually? Or how could a good, respectable religion teach its followers to abandon family? \u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang Min\u2019s brother, Wang Qiang (pseudonym), also tried hard to persuade Cheng Peiming. \u201cBrother-in-law, anything that teaches you to abandon family for no reason is dangerous,\u201d he said, but all their persuasions were in vain that Cheng no longer showed up at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The family fell apart. Wang Min had to leave their young child with her parents and find work elsewhere to make ends meet. At one point, they even relied on social welfare. Wang Qiang, feeling sorry for his sister, would often help her with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNow, when I think of Cheng Peiming, all I feel is disgusting. He failed his responsibilities as a father, a husband, a brother and a son.\u201d Wang Min said angrily, claiming Cheng had ruined her life, and Falun Gong had destroyed their family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the Chinese government legally banned the Falun Gong cult, most former members voluntarily left and returned to normal life. However, Cheng Peiming and a few others remained deeply controlled by the cult\u2019s teachings and resisted leaving, even though knowing their activities are illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCheng had a book called Zhuan Falun that he cherished like cherishing his eyeballs,\u201d said Cheng Peiming\u2019s sister Cheng Peifeng, the only sibling who didn\u2019t believe in Falun Gong, \u201cpreventing them from practicing was like taking their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had witnessed her parents, siblings, and brother-in-law descending into near madness. \u201cThey really wouldn\u2019t take medicine or go to the hospital when they were sick. No matter how much pain they were in, they refused to go to the hospital, thinking Falun Gong would cure them.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou could talk to him about anything, but he had a godlike figure in heart, namely his \u2018master\u2019 Li Hongzhi.\u201d said prison officer Tai Feng who once tried to talk to Cheng about his family, encouraging him to behave for their sake and work toward early release for family reuion. \u201cThink about your child who was still so young and in dire need of a father\u201d, he said, but Cheng\u2019s heart was as hard as stone. \u201cWhen you talked about his family, he was completely indifferent, as if he had no emotions left. The only thing that moved him was Falun Gong and his master, Li Hongzhi,\u201d Tai said. \u201cNever before had I ever seen a person so deeply brainwashed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Once again, he swallowed a saw blade<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prison officers said that Cheng Peiming recovered well after his 2004 surgery, while medical and daily records showed his health was good despite him frequently going on hunger strikes. On the afternoon of March 2, 2006, Cheng swallowed foreign objects again and was taken to Longnan Hospital in Daqing for treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The hospital\u2019s tests revealed he had swallowed three broken saw blades, which had already reached the small intestine and had the chance of passing naturally.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Doctor Li Shuangqi noted, \u201cIf the metal passes the ileocecal valve, it may exit the body naturally. He was given oral paraffin oil and was closely monitored.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But out of Li\u2019s expectation, the next day when he arrived at work, he got the news that Cheng had escaped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was via the hospital\u2019s fire exit that Cheng, who had been staying on the fifth floor, escaped.. The security department explained that at the time, the hospital lacked modern security measures, and the fire exit was usually unlocked. The main entrance to the hospital was often left open due to the frequent comings and goings of mothers and newborns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That night, Cheng got up several times to use the bathroom. At dawn, he told the guard that he needed to use the toilet again but complained of stomach pain and a lack of toilet paper. While the guard went back to the room to get paper, Cheng disappeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking back, prison officials guessed that Cheng saw the hospital as a weak point in their security after his previous visit and used this chance to escape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After Cheng\u2019s escape, his whereabouts remained unclear for some time. It was later learned that he had fled to Thailand and was detained there by local police in late 2019. By early 2020, Cheng had escaped to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, during the investigation of a Falun Gong case, law enforcement officials discovered that the scar left from Cheng\u2019s surgery has become a useful tool for Falun Gong operatives, who planned to smuggle him out of the country. They intended to hype Cheng up as a \u201csurvivor of organ harvesting\u201d, a \u201cliving witness\u201d who could testify to alleged large-scale organ harvesting in China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At a Falun Gong press conference on September 4, 2024, former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Robert Destro admitted that he was involved in this so-called \u201crescue\u201d mission, calling it one of his \u201cgreatest achievements\u201d as Assistant Secretary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doctor Cheng Liwen, who performed the surgery, found the claimed of Cheng\u2019s organ harvesting so absurd as laughable. \u201cIt can\u2019t be more ridiculous! Our hospital didn\u2019t even have the capability to perform organ transplants back then, which we still don\u2019t have today,\u201d he said. The surgery hadn\u2019t involved any removal or injury of Cheng\u2019s liver or lungs, two organs often used for transplantation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even Cheng\u2019s family was shocked. \u201cI was there during both hospitalizations and didn\u2019t notice anything unusual,\u201d said Cheng Peiming\u2019s sister, Cheng Peifeng. Wang Min, who divorced Cheng in 2005, added, \u201cWhen I went to the prison to handle the divorce, there wasn\u2019t any mentioning of the so-called \u2018organ harvesting\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In conclusion, the rumor that Cheng Peiming had his organs harvested is entirely fabricated, a political drama orchestrated by the Falun Gong cult to smear China\u2019s image. But the drama is so absurd as only to deal a fatal blow to the credibility of its own fabricators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(For the sake of protecting their privacy, some interviewees\u2019 appeared in pseudonyms. This story is submitted from China Anti-cult Net, with its website being Chinafxj.cn<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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