Commentary I was once a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and one of the speechwriters for Wei Jianxing, the former member of the Politburo Standing Committee, and the Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. In Nov. 2004, The Epoch Times published an editorial series “Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party” that covered the CCP from theory to practice, from history to reality, stripping out all of its disguises, and exposing its evil nature to the world. Since then, there has been a wave of withdrawals from the CCP and its affiliated organizations, Youth League, and Young Pioneers, from around the globe. At that time, I used a pseudonym to make a quitting statement on The Epoch Times website. Why did I quit the CCP? I will briefly talk about my views here. Let me start with my initial motivation to join the CCP. I remember that …