Chen Jun, the man recently arrested over a bribery scheme to help the Chinese communist regime carry out its repression in the United States, is no stranger to sculptor Chen Weiming. He had heard Chen Jun’s threats years ago.
“Let me tell you, if you have a Chinese passport, and we take a photo of you, you can never go back to China,” Chen Jun told him and other Chinese dissidents in Los Angeles during a heated exchange, the sculptor recalled.
A video screenshot of Chen Jun, also known as John Chen, in a confrontation with Chinese activists on Sept. 15, 2019. (Courtesy of Chen Weiming)
Chen Weiming and others were protesting a pro-Beijing flag-raising event organized by Chen Jun, one of many he had arranged in Monterey Park, California. Like in other years, a Chinese flag was hoisted at Barnes Park awash with red decorations in celebration of the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) 70-year rule over China….