Chinese Communist Party's Influence on American Soil Public Comment from Katherine Combs Aimee Brunckhorst
From: Katherine Combes <katherinec@montanasky.us>
Sent: Saturday, July 5, 2025 7:38 PM
To: Kalispell Meetings Public Comment
Subject: EXTERNAL Chinese Communist Party's Influence on American Soil
Dear City Council Members,
I wanted to make you aware of a letter I have sent to all our state senators and representatives,
and I thought our local government would also like to know about this. I have been a resident
of Kalispell for close to 30 years, and I love our city and state.
I have a concern about how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is influencing our American
society and threatening our freedom. More specifically, an unprecedented CCP campaign to
sabotage Shen Yun Performing Arts and eliminate Falun Gong.
Shen Yun Performing Arts, an American-born company based in New York and founded by
asylum seekers from China, knows firsthand the violence and oppression of the Chinese
Communist Party. Since its inception, the company and its performers have been targeted
through transnational repression for exposing the persecution of practitioners of the spiritual
practice, Falun Gong.
Shen Yun is a global phenomenon and has performed worldwide since 2006 to rave reviews,
including full-house performances in Billings. Shen Yun's mission is to revive traditional Chinese
culture before the advent of communism through dance and music.
Financial support by the CCP to U.S. institutions, media, social media, and legal campaigns is
being used to sway public opinion negatively about the performing group in hopes of silencing
their message. The uptick in threats to performers has increased since 2024 and will continue
to infiltrate our society if left unchecked. May I encourage you to visit "Campaign to Sabotage
Shen Yun and Eliminate Falun Gong Globally" on Faluninfo.net
Thank you for your attention and for the good work you're doing for Montana.
Most sincerely,
Katherine Combes
Kalispell, MT
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