This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Great Leap Forward, when 20-40 million Chinese died of starvation, as well as the tenth anniversary of the government’s ban on Falun gong, an organization of self-claimed religious and meditation practitioners that has challenged the Communist Party’s legitimacy. Though largely discredited inside the country, this militant movement still has a following around the world, and further protests may come at any time and in unpredictable forms.
今年也是大跃进50周年，有2000－4000万中国人在大跃进中饿死。还有政府取缔法轮功10周年，这个自封的宗教和冥想组织挑战了共产党的合法性。尽管在国内基本上已经声名狼藉，这个好战组织仍然在世界各地有一批追随者，而且可能以意想不到的形式在任何时候爆发进一步的抗议活动。