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First Known Survivor of China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Speaks Out

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Cheng Pei Ming is said to be the only known survivor of China ’s forced organ harvesting campaign.

He was detained and tortured between 1999 and 2004 for practicing Falun Gong , a spiritual practice rooted in Buddhist traditions.

Cheng swallowed a small rusty nail and a blunt blade he had found in the torture room.

His family was informed there was an 80 percent mortality rate associated with the operation, supposedly to remove objects he had swallowed.

Cheng escaped as a refugee to Thailand where he stayed in a United Nations refugee camp.

Cheng evaded the authorities for nine years before making it to the United States in 2020 .

Transplant specialists have confirmed Cheng is missing segments 2 and 3 of his liver and a portion of his left lung.

Cheng ’s survival, though miraculous, has left him with deep physical and emotional scars.

“I’ve lost years of my life, and the fear of being hunted by the CCP never truly goes away,” Cheng admitted.

Cheng 's survival is both a beacon of hope and a stark reminder of the ongoing persecution in China .