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name = The Epoch Times|
| types = Surat kabar internasional
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| format = [[Lembar lebar]]
type = International [[newspaper]] |
| circulation =
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| foundation = {{start date and age|2000|05|20}}
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| owners = Epoch Media Group
circulation = 1.4 million |
| founder = John Tang
price = Free |
| publisher = Epoch Media Group
foundation = 2000 |
| language = Multibahasa, terutama [[Bahasa Mandarin|Mandarin]] dan [[Bahasa Inggris|Inggris]]
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| political = [[Politik kanan jauh|Kanan jauh]]<ref name="Dark Platforms">{{cite journal |last1=Zeng |first1=Jing |last2=Schäfer |first2=Mike S. |title=Conceptualizing "Dark Platforms". Covid-19-Related Conspiracy Theories on 8kun and Gab |journal=[[Digital Journalism (journal)|Digital Journalism]] |publisher=[[Routledge]] |date=October 21, 2021 |volume=9 |issue=9 |pages=1321–1343 |doi=10.1080/21670811.2021.1938165 |doi-access=free |quote=In contrast, Gab users who shared more far-right "fake news" websites are relatively more visible on Gab. Some of the most cited sources under this category include the Unhived Mind (''N'' = 2,729), Epoch Times (''N'' = 1,303), Natural News (''N'' = 1,301), Breitbart (''N'' = 769), the Gateway Pundit (''N'' = 422), and InfoWars (''N'' = 656).}}</ref><br>Anti-[[Partai Komunis Tiongkok|PKT]]
 
| headquarters = [[New York]], [[Amerika Serikat]]
| language = mainly [[Chinese language|Chinese]] and [[English language|English]]
| website = {{URL|http://www.epochtimes.com}} (Bahasa Mandarin)<br />{{URL|http://www.theepochtimes.com}} (Bahasa Inggris)
| political = anti-[[Chinese Communist Party]]|
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headquarters = [[New York]], <br> {{USA}} |
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| name = The Epoch Times (Indonesia)
| motto = ''Fakta dan Tradisi''
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| owner = PT Sinar Epoch
| language = [[Bahasa Indonesia]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.erabaru.net}} (portal berita)<br />{{URL|https://epochtimesindonesia.com/}} (''e-paper'')
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'''''The Epoch Times''''' ({{zh-stp|s=大纪元|t=大紀元|p=Dàjìyuán}}) adalah sebuah koran milik swasta yang awalnya diterbitkan dalam [[bahasa Mandarin]]. Dari pernyataan mereka, the Epoch Times diterbitkan untuk menyediakan berita-berita tentang kejadian-kejadian di [[Tiongkok]] yang bebas sensor. Koran ini telah diterbitkan sejak bulan Mei 2000. Penerbitan ini berkantor pusat di [[New York]], [[Amerika Serikat]], dan mempunyai biro lokal dan sejumlah reporter lokal di seluruh dunia. Koran ini didistribusikan secara gratis di kurang lebih 30 negara, dan diterbitkan dalam [[bahasa Inggris]], Mandarin, 9 bahasa lain dalam edisi cetak, dan 17 bahasa dalam edisi web.
 
Koran ini diterbitkan oleh para praktisi [[Falun Gong]], sebuah kelompok spiritual yang dilarang di Republic Rakyat China. Tujuan yang dikemukakannya adalah meliput China dan masalah HAM-nya. Posisi editorialnya disebut-sebut sebagai kritis terhadap Partai Komunis China (PKC) dan simpatik kepada para pembangkang. PKC memblokir rakyat China daratan dari mengakses website the Epoch Times.
'''''The Epoch Times''''' ({{zh-stp|s=大纪元|t=大紀元|p=Dàjìyuán}}) adalah sebuah koran milik pribadi yang awalnya diterbitkan dalam bahasa Mandarin. Dari pernyataan mereka, the Epoch Times diterbitkna untuk menyediakan berita-berita tentang kejadian-kejadian di China yang bebas sensor. Koran ini telah diterbitkan sejak bulan Mei 2000.
Berkantor pusat di New York, koran ini mempunyai biro lokal dan sejumlah reporter lokal di seluruh dunia. Koran ini didistribusikan secara gratis di kurang lebih 30 negara, dan diterbitkan dalam bahasa Inggris, Mandarin, 9 bahasa lain dalam edisi cetak, dan 17 bahasa dalam edisi web.
 
== Umum ==
Koran ini diterbitkan oleh para praktisi Falun Gong, sebuah kelompok spiritual yang dilarang di Republic Rakyat China. Tujuan yang dikemukakannya adalah meliput China dan masalah HAM-nya. Posisi editorialnya disebut-sebut sebagai kritis terhadap Partai Komunis China (PKC) dan simpatik kepada para pembangkang. PKC memblokir rakyat China daratan dari mengakses website the Epoch Times.
Berdasarkan koran itu sendiri, ''The Epoch Times'' diterbitkan pertama kali di New York pada bulan Mei 2000, setelah terjadi penangkapan sejumlah kecil wartawan di [[Republik Rakyat Tiongkok|RRT]] pada tahun [[2000]].<ref name=About_Us>[http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/about-us "The Epoch Times – About Us"] theepochtimes.com accessdate 6 March 2014</ref>
 
Yuezhi Zhao, Asisten Profesor di bidang Komunikasi di Universitas Simon Fraser, Kanada, di dalam bukunya ''Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World'' menulis bahwa situs ''The Epoch Times'' (www.epochtimes.com) dan kelompok koran ''The Epoch Times'' "telah tumbuh menjadi salah satu website berita dan kelompok koran bahasa Mandarin terbesar di luar China dalam dua tahun terakhir, dengan edisi-edisi lokal di lebih dari 30 negara bagian Amerika Serikat, Kanada, Australia, Selandia Baru, Jepang, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong,
dan negara-negara Eropa Barat lainnnya."<ref name=zhao/> Kata dia versi-versi lokal berbentuk koran mingguan gratis yang isinya diambil dari website the Epoch Times yang didistribusikan di seluruh dunia, dengan klaim sirkulasi mingguan mencapai 400.000 sampai 500.000 pada tahun 2002. "Ketika koran-koran pada umumnya menganggap versi Web sebagai lanjutan dari edisi cetak yang sudah ada, website the Epoch Times website difungsikan sebagai sumber dari koran-korannya di seluruh duniaapers. Hal yang harus dilakukan sebuah 'franchise' lokal adalah memilih isi dari website dan menambahkan materi lokal."<ref name=zhao>Zhao, Yuezhi, "Falun Gong, Identity, and the Struggle over Meaning Inside and Outside China", pp209-223 in Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World, ed. Nick Couldry and James Curran, Rowman & Littlefield publishers, inc.: 2003.</ref> Pada tanggal 12 Agustus 2002, ''The Epoch Times'' mengedarkan edisi pertamanya di Washington, D.C..
 
Pada tahun 2006, Eugenia Chien menulis di jurnal ''New Media America'', bahwa "''The Epoch Times'' sekarang beredar di lebih dari 30 negara di seluruh dunia, dengan sirkulasi mingguan 1,5 juta. Sirkulasi the Epoch Times, seperti banyak koran-koran etnis lainnya, tidak diaudit oleh ''Audit Bureau of Circulation''. Edisi bahasa Inggris dicetak pertama kali di [[New York]] pada tahun 2004 dan berkembang dengan pesat. Di New York saja, koran ini mempunyai sirkulasi mingguan 150.000, selain pengantaan ke 40.000 rumah, berdasarkan koran the Epoch Times."<ref name=waves/> Typically a 16-page broadsheet, the Epoch Times also runs mainstream newswire stories and can resemble a community newspaper, with reports of local school budget, recipe swaps and a community calendar of jazz concerts.<ref name=waves/>
==General==
Berdasarkan koran itu sendiri, ''The Epoch Times'' diterbitkan pertama kali di New York oada bulan Mei 2000, setelah terjadi penangkapan sejumlah kecil wartawan di [[Republik Rakyat China|China]] di tahun 2000.<ref name=About_Us/>
 
== Kredibilitas ==
Yuezhi Zhao, Assistant Professor of Communication at Simon Fraser University, Canada, in the book ''Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World'' writes that ''The Epoch Times'' website (www.epochtimes.com) and ''The Epoch Times'' group of newspapers "have grown into one of the largest Chinese-language news websites and newspaper groups outside China in the past two years, with local editions in more than thirty U.S. states, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and major Western European countries."<ref name=zhao/> She says that local versions take the form of a free weekly newspaper drawing on content from the Epoch Times website. These are distributed worldwide, with a claimed weekly circulation of 400,000 to 500,000 in August 2002. "While mainstream newspaper typically treat Web versions as an extension of the already-existing print version, the Epoch Times website serves as the master for all its worldwide papers. All a local 'franchise' needs to do is choose content from the website and add local material."<ref name=zhao>Zhao, Yuezhi, "Falun Gong, Identity, and the Struggle over Meaning Inside and Outside China", pp209-223 in Contesting Media Power: Alternative Media in a Networked World, ed. Nick Couldry and James Curran, Rowman & Littlefield publishers, inc.: 2003.</ref> On August 12, 2002, ''The Epoch Times'' launched its first daily in Washington, D.C..
Orville Schell, rektor dari [[UC Berkeley]] Graduate School of Journalism, mengatakan "Sangatlah susah untuk menentukan kualitasnya karena sangatlah susah untuk memastikan kebenaran isi berita, tetapi juga tidak dapat dianggap propaganda belaka."<ref name="sfgate">{{Cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/18/MNGGAG8MTA1.DTL&hw=falun+gong&sn=002&sc=447|title=Dissident media linked to Falun Gong / Chinese-language print, broadcast outlets in U.S. are making waves|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=December 18, 2005|accessdate=December 9, 2006|first=Vanessa|last=Hua}}</ref>
 
Dr. Liu Kang, profesor bidang studi kebudayaan China di [[Universitas Duke]] dan Associate Director dari [[Chinese Populations and Socioeconomic Studies Center]], mengatakan bahwa koran ini tidak mengikuti standar jurnalistik dasar untuk profesionalisme dan objektivitas, dan tidak dapat dipandang sebagai media berita independen yang objektif untuk rakyat Tiongkok Daratan.<ref name=waves>Eugenia Chien, [http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6ce9872ebb88b3aaa3ff48b6c1ffc19a "Falun Gong-Linked Media Venture Makes Waves, Raises Questions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080306081937/http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6ce9872ebb88b3aaa3ff48b6c1ffc19a |date=2008-03-06 }}, ''New America Media'', News Analysis, May 16, 2006</ref> Liu mengatakan kredibilitas jurnal tersebut telah dirusak oleh insiden [[Wang Wenyi]].<ref name=waves/> James Bettinger, profesor ilmu Komunikasi di [[Universitas Stanford]] dan director di John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, mengatakan bahwa tulisan konsisten mereka pada Falun Gong dalam perspektif yang sama, tanpa pemeriksaan yang jeli oleh Falun Gong, menambah persepsi orang bahwa kredibilitas the Epoch Times dianggap rendah.<ref name=waves/>
In 2006, Eugenia Chien wrote in the journal ''New Media America'', that "''The Epoch Times'' now distributes in over 30 countries worldwide, with a weekly circulation of 1.5 million. Its circulation, like many ethnic newspapers, is not audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation. The newspaper's English edition launched in New York in 2004 and rapidly grew. In New York alone, the newspaper has a 150,000 weekly distribution, in addition to 40,000 home deliveries, according to the newspaper."<ref name=waves/> Typically a 16-page broadsheet, the Epoch Times also runs mainstream newswire stories and can resemble a community newspaper, with reports of local school budget, recipe swaps and a community calendar of jazz concerts.<ref name=waves/>
 
== Referensi ==
[[Li Hongzhi]], the founder of Falun Gong (also known as Falun Dafa), said that ''The Epoch Times'' "was established by Dafa disciples for validating the Fa."<ref name=SF_2005_Lecture_QA>[http://www.clearwisdom.net/emh/articles/2006/1/22/SF_2005_Lecture_QA.html Teaching the Fa in San Francisco, 2005 (Q&A portion)]</ref> The term Dafa disciple refers to practitioners of [[Falun Dafa]]; "validating the Fa" refers to resisting the [[persecution of Falun Gong]] in mainland China, at the same time [[Teachings_of_Falun_Gong#Clarifying_the_truth|clarifying the truth]].
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According to Li, ''The Epoch Times'' is one of “three major media groups”—[[Sound of Hope]] and [[New Tang Dynasty TV]] are the other two—which most concern the Chinese Communist Party, because ''The Epoch Times'' has become “the platform and facilitator for the Nine Commentaries.” In 2005 Li said "if you want to do better, you need to cooperate and coordinate well, carry out each task responsibly and attentively, and through your collective effort make that media outlet stand out. If all of you do well, the media outlet is bound to do well, and it will have a greater effect."<ref name=SF_2005_Lecture_QA/>
 
As reported by the paper itself, Chinese journalists relayed stories overseas of alleged [[human rights]] abuses, infringements on civil liberties and [[political corruption|corruption]] in the Communist Party of China (CPC), among others.<ref name=About_Us>''The Epoch Times'', [http://en.epochtimes.com/aboutus.html "About Us"], retrieved July 1, 2006</ref>
 
Blocked from being accessed electronically or distributed in China, the Chinese version of ''The Epoch Times'' is mainly being distributed in [[overseas Chinese]] communities for free. It claims to have a weekly distribution of over one million copies in 30 countries worldwide. The paper has associated media services, including the television station [[New Tang Dynasty TV]], the radio station [[Sound of Hope]], which together with ''The Epoch Times'' form the Epoch media group. ''[[Minghui]]'' (''Clear Wisdom'') and ''[[Reminbao]]'' (''People's Paper'') are two other news sources used by few if any other media, and that help contribute stories from a Falun Gong perspective.<ref>[http://xinsheng.net/xs/articles/gb/2005/3/23/31620.htm 明见(Mingjian)]</ref>
 
As of April 2006, ''The Epoch Times'' was available in ten languages for its print editions and in 17 languages on the Internet.<ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/language.html Epoch Times has 17 Languages on the Web]</ref> In August 2004, an [[English language]] edition of ''The Epoch Times'' was launched in [[Manhattan]]. English editions are distributed in [[Australia]], Canada, [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Singapore]], the [[United Kingdom]], the [[United States]]. [[German language|German]] and [[French language|French]] editions were launched in late 2004. There are two language editions in Japan: [[Chinese language]] edition (launched in January 2001) and [[Japanese language]] edition (launched in 2005), office is located in [[Taitō, Tokyo|Taitō]], [[Tokyo]]<ref>http://www.epochtimes.jp/djy/about_djysb.html#5</ref>.
More recently [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Ukrainian language|Ukrainian]], [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] editions have started up in print.
 
Also in 2006, Epoch Times reporter [[Wang Wenyi]] made international headlines by yelling protests at [[China|Chinese]] [[Hu Jintao|President Hu Jintao]] and [[George W. Bush|President Bush]] during a [[White House]] lawn press briefing concerning the crackdown of Falun Gong. The Epoch Times later apologized, and Wang Wenyi asserted that she undertook the action on her own. On 5 July 2006, Dr. Wang attended a media conference at the National Press Club with two recently released Falun Gong prisoners by her side to accuse China of secret organ harvesting. "The civilized world must shout to China," said Wang."<ref>[http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2006/jun/21/20060621-104950-2820r/ The Washington Times: Hu heckling charges to be tossed]</ref>
 
===Awards and recognition===
In May 2005, ''Die Neue Epoche'' (German edition of ''The Epoch Times'') received a special media prize from the [[International Society for Human Rights]] (IGFM) for "extensive and regular reporting about violations of [[Human rights in the People's Republic of China|human rights in China]]."<ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-5-10/41381.html The Epoch Times Wins Prize for Human Rights Reporting]</ref> In August 2005, the English version of the paper was awarded the top award by the [[Asian American Journalists Association]] (AAJA) for the category "Asian American Issues - Online."<ref> [http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-19/31392.html The Epoch Times: "Nine Commentaries" Wins National Journalism Award in U.S.] </ref> In September 2005, the Chinese version of the paper was recognized during the National Ethnomedia Week 2005 in [[Canada]] as a "strong defender of human rights and free democratic values."<ref>[http://www.nepmcc.ca/articles/awards03.htm nepm]</ref>
 
==Focus==
''The Epoch Times'' originally targeted Chinese readers living abroad and reported on various alleged persecutions and abuses by, as well as the inner workings of, the CCP (Chinese Communist Party). The paper's reports on China are highly critical of the Chinese government, and its tone and commentaries towards the Chinese Communist Party are largely negative. It often refers to China's government as "Communist China" in its reports, including non-political articles. It has since grown to report on civil rights issues worldwide, and now appeals to a somewhat wider audience. The English edition represents itself as a general-interest newspaper that, although it maintains a large amount of China-related content, offers twelve other sections, including travel, science, sports, and regional and international news.
 
The paper is unique in giving a large amount of attention to [[Falun Gong]]'s campaigns, particularly their attempt to sue former Chinese President [[Jiang Zemin]] under civil legislation for [[genocide]].<ref>[http://www.grandtrial.org Global Coalition to Bring Jiang to Justice]</ref> However the case failed to attract major media attention outside of the newspaper, and later the paper's stance shifted from being anti-Jiang Zemin to anti-CCP. According to tax records, the chairman of the paper's board, [[Kangang Xu]], is a top Falun Gong spokesperson.<ref>Susan V. Lawrence, ''Falun Gong Adds Media Weapons In Struggle With China's Rulers'' - Wall Street Journal. (Eastern edition). New York, N.Y.: Apr 14, 2004. pg. B.2I</ref> A US Congressional report lists the newspaper as a Falun Gong affiliated media source.<ref>Lum, Thomas [http://www.usembassy.it/pdf/other/RL33437.pdf Congressional Research Service], page CRS-8, list of Falun Gong-affiliated media</ref>
 
It was one of the first newspapers to carry in-depth coverage of [[SARS]], well before the Chinese government publicly admitted that there was an epidemic that went on to cause some 350 deaths. The paper also counters what it considers to be CCP propaganda through its own opinion pieces. The paper is very vocal in supporting dissidents, Falun Gong practitioners, pro-independence Taiwanese, American conservatives and all other traditional opponents of the CCP; their views are often expressed in the opinion page.
 
==The Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party==
In November 2004, the Chinese version of ''The Epoch Times'' published and heavily promoted a series of editorials and a booklet entitled "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party" ({{zh-stp|s=九评共产党|t=九評共產黨|p=Jǐupíng Gòngchǎn dǎng}}). The editorials purport to give an alternate exposé of the CCP through its history, from its ascent to power under [[Mao Zedong]] to its present-day form, as well as a condemnation of [[communism]] in all of its forms. In it the CCP was criticized as an illegitimate institution who employed underhanded tactics to gain power. Later in the series, however, the direction seems to shift between the CPC itself, its leaders, and allots an entire chapter on the "personal jealousy of Jiang Zemin" and his attacks on Falun Gong. The Nine Commentaries won the “Asian American Issues - Online” category at the 2005 [[Asian American Journalists Association]] (AAJA) convention held in August 2005.<ref>[http://www.aaja.org/programs/awards/2006_06_07_01 AAJA : Programs : Awards : AAJA NATIONAL AWARDS 1989 - 2006]</ref><ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-19/31392.html The Epoch Times | "Nine Commentaries" Wins National Journalism Award in U.S.]</ref> The "Commentaries" were subsequently rendered into other languages.
 
According to China's Sina News, while praised by some Chinese dissidents as having an adverse effect on the political control of the CCP, the contents of the commentaries are disputed by some critics who call it historical revisionism and Falun Gong propaganda. Because such text is banned in China, the paper has been reported to often send unsolicited copies, disguised as lottery winnings, sexually explicit material, and free game or music downloads via email or Internet [[pop-up]]s to spread their message inside mainland China.<sup>Inaccurate reference: the Sina News didn't mention the Epoch Times or the commentaries at all</sup><ref>[http://news.sina.com.cn/c/2004-02-18/18021835541s.shtml SINA: 公安机关专项打击垃圾邮件 受侵害可向公安机关举报]</ref>
 
In December 2005, the author of the "Nine Commentaries" was identified as [[Zheng Peichun]], a Chinese dissident, who was arrested on the charge of crimes against the state and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment.<ref>[http://www.chinaaffairs.org/gb/detail.asp?id=59105 郑贻春：我就是《九评共产党》的作者 - 大纪元记者冯长乐 ChinaAffairs.org]</ref> The paper has published a follow-up to the ''Nine Commentaries'', entitled the ''The Real Story of [[Jiang Zemin]]'',<ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-17/31330.html Epoch Times: The Real Story of Jiang Zemin]</ref> which portrays former Chinese President Jiang Zemin, who Falun Gong believes is [[Persecution of Falun Gong|responsible for the persecution]], in a completely negative lights, calling him a "lowlife who betrayed his own nation"[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/5-8-17/31330.html], depicting Jiang as a power-hungry political opportunist who sold China to foreign powers and created domestic chaos.
 
=== CPC Renunciations and Controversy ===
[[Image:Falung Gong manif Paris dsc07595.jpg|thumb|"Support 8.0 Million Chinese Quit Chinese Communist Party"; [[Paris]], Place d'Italie, February 26, 2006.]]
''The Epoch Times'' claims that the publication of the "Commentaries" and its subsequent call to CCP members to "erase the beastly brand" has caused more than 35.4 million CCP members to resign as of April 2008.<ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/211,95,,1.html Epoch Times | Quitting the CCP]</ref> ''The Epoch Times'' obtains this number by tallying renunciation statements submitted to them via Internet, fax, email, or telephone. This methodology is not scientific and widely disputed, and may not reflect the actual number of CCP resignations within China since anyone regardless of Chinese citizenship or CCP membership could submit their name and be counted as a person who has claimed to have renounced their CCP membership. Submissions include anonymous and unverifiable online signatures, duplicate signatures, and public declarations for people inside mainland China unable to access the website due to [[Internet censorship in mainland China|censorship]]. The count also includes any renunciations of past or current association with any CCP-affiliated organization. At their Chinese language renunciation website,<ref>[http://tuidang.epochtimes.com 退党声明]</ref> it was stated that "the evils of the Communist Cult will be punished by God at Judgment Day", and called on members of the CCP to burn Communist memorabilia. These renunciations are not recognized as valid and official by the CCP, as they are not conducted through the proper channels via the party.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-11/18/content_633225_2.htm 中国共产党章程]</ref>
 
This campaign calling for the renouncements of CCP members is also called the three Renouncements (三退) since it also encourages members of the two major subordinating organizations of the CCP, the [[Communist Youth League]] and the [[Young Pioneers of China]], to renounce their memberships.
 
Worth noticing that according to the Constitution of the Young Pioneers of China (YP), only children between the age of 6 and 14 are eligible to be a member of the YP.<ref>Young Pioneers of China - Official Site (Chinese) (December 17, 2002) [http://cyc6.cycnet.com:8090/ccylmis/cypo/content.jsp?id=2148&s_code=050401 Constitution of the Young Pioneers of China - 中国少年先锋队章程] retrieved May 21, 2007</ref> Those who exceeds this age limit exits the YP automatically. Similar age restrictions applies to the Communist Youth League (CYL) as well (14-28).<ref>Communist Youth League - Official Site (Chinese) (April 7, 2006) [http://www.gqt.org.cn/ccylmaterial/regulation/200612/t20061224_12146.htm Constitution of the Communist Youth League, Chapter 1: Membership - 中国共产主义青年团章程 第一章　团员''] retrieved May 21, 2007</ref> However, many participants renounces their membership of the YP and CYL even though they exceeds the age limits of these organizations and are no longer members. For example, the founder of Falun Gong, [[Li Hongzhi]] renounced his membership of CYL in 2005 at the age of 54 and was included in the tally. <ref>Epoch Times (January 12, 2005) [http://tuidang.epochtimes.com/ 退党声明''] retrieved May 21, 2007</ref>
 
Some says that the three renouncements has nothing to do with Falun Gong, but is just an independent campaign launched by ''Epoch Times''. However, [[Fei Liangyong]], Chairman of the Democratic China Front and senior member of Chinese Free Culture Movement, explicitly mentioned that the three renouncements campaign was indeed initiated by Falun Gong in his speeches and his various interviews with Falun Gong related media such as ''Mingjian'' and ''Huiyuan''.<ref>明见(Mingjian) (April 8, 2007) [http://www.xinsheng.net/xs/articles/gb/2007/4/8/40107.htm 费良勇：在中国自由文化运动2007年特别精神信仰奖颁奖典礼上的演讲] retrieved May 21, 2007</ref>
 
At their English language version of the renunciation website, the cumulative count of people who have allegedly quit the CCP appears as a sidebar to the Internet form which captures English language denunciations of the CCP.<ref>[http://declaration.epochtimes.com/index.php? Official site of the denunciation]</ref> An official ''Epoch Times'' statement appearing at the bottom of the page appears to conflate denunciations done by non CCP members on this page with the renunciations done by CCP members on the Chinese language page: "All ''The Epoch Times'' Offices worldwide will provide assistance to anybody who wants to denounce/renounce the Communist Party (or League).
 
During the summer of 2005, two diplomats, [[Chen Yonglin]] and [[Hao Fengjun]], defected from the Chinese embassy in [[Canberra]], [[Australia]]. The cases received international attention, and Chen Yonglin received some attention from ''[[The New York Times]]''. According to ''The Epoch Times'', their actions had been influenced by the Nine Commentaries. More recently, in a story beginning October 26th, 2006, [[Jia Jia]], Secretary General of the Shanxi Provincial Expert Association of Science and Technology, has made ''Epoch Times'' headlines due to his supposed renunciation of the Communist Party of China.<ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-10-28/47497.html Epoch Times Story on Jia's defection 1]</ref><ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-10-27/47482.html Epoch Times Story on Jia's defection 2]</ref><ref>[http://en.epochtimes.com/news/6-10-27/47465.html Epoch Times Story on Jia's defection 3]</ref>
 
According to ''Epoch Times'' interviews, his actions were directly influenced by the Nine Commentaries, and Jia asserts considerable discussion of the Commentaries and government dissatisfaction within China. [[Deutsche Presse-Agentur]] and [[Voice of America]] are among other media that picked up the story, interviewing Mr. Jia themselves.<ref>[http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiapacific/article_1221430.php/Chinese_dissident_denied_asylum_in_Taiwan_now_stranded_in_Thailand Asia-Pacific News: Chinese dissident denied asylum in Taiwan now stranded in Thailand]</ref>
 
==Credibility==
Orville Schell, dean of the [[UC Berkeley]] Graduate School of Journalism, said "It's hard to vouch for their quality because it's difficult to corroborate, but it's not something to be dismissed as pure propaganda."<ref name=sfgate/>
 
Dr. Liu Kang, professor of Chinese Cultural Studies at [[Duke University]] and Associate Director of the [[Chinese Populations and Socioeconomic Studies Center]], asserts that the paper does not adhere to basic journalistic standards of professionalism and objectivity, and is "not viewed as an independent objective news media" by mainland Chinese.<ref name=waves>Eugenia Chien, [http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=6ce9872ebb88b3aaa3ff48b6c1ffc19a "Falun Gong-Linked Media Venture Makes Waves, Raises Questions"], ''New America Media'', News Analysis, May 16, 2006</ref> Liu says the journal's credibility as media professionals has been damaged by the [[Wang Wenyi]] incident.<ref name=waves/> James Bettinger, professor of Communications at [[Stanford University]] and the director of the John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships, said that their consistent writing about Falun Gong in the same perspective, without critical examination Falun Gong, contributes to people's perception that it is not credible.<ref name=waves/>
 
Arthur Waldron, a China scholar and Lauder Professor of [[International Relations]] in the Department of History at the [[University of Pennsylvania]], describes ''The Epoch Times'' as a "striking" example of media attempting to break through China's [[Golden Shield Project]], and believes it is obvious that "its reports are drawn from a network of correspondents inside China, a network that the authorities have not been able to destroy." He recommends those who want to get a sense of what is really going on in China should "pay at least as much attention to ''The Epoch Times'' as they do to the ''People’s Daily.''"<ref>Arthur Waldron, [http://www.faluninfo.net/article/504/?cid=141 "The Falun Gong Factor,"] Compassion magazine, 2008</ref>
 
The paper denies all accusations of bias, stating that "We are not funded by Falun Gong, we don't speak for Falun Gong, and we don't represent Falun Gong."<ref name=waves/>
 
==References==
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== ExternalPranala linksluar ==
* [http://enwww.epochtimestheepochtimes.com/ ''The Epoch Times'' Website] (Englishdalam bahasa Inggris)]
* [http://www.ninecommentaries.com/ Text and Video Documentary of the "Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party"]
* [http://www.chicagoreader.com/hottype/2005/051014_1.html ''The Chicago Reader'' on the running of ''The Epoch Times''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080104031056/http://www.chicagoreader.com/hottype/2005/051014_1.html |date=2008-01-04 }}
* [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/12/18/MNGGAG8MTA1.DTL&hw=falun+gong&sn=002&sc=447 ''The San Francisco Chronicle'' on links between the Falun Gong and ''The Epoch Times'']
* [http://www.erabaru.net Situs Erabaru Epoch Times] (dalam bahasa Indonesia)
* [https://epochtimesindonesia.com/ ''E-paper The Epoch Times'' edisi Indonesia]
 
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