From the multi-award wining investigative journalist Danny Schechter ( Rights & Wrongs, South Africa Now ) comes the first objective look at Falun Gong, a non-violent spiritual discipline.

Falun Gong's Challenge to China is the first book to report on the suppression of Falun Gong in details from the perspective of a Western journalist. It documents the horrendous human rights abuses committed by the Chinese authorities in their attempt to wipe out Falun Gong. The book also traces the history of Falun Gong, including the now-forgotten enthusiastic support of the practice received from the Chinese government during the early 1990s.

Enriched with useful references, this book helps readers better understand the theories behind the spiritual discipline, the Chinese government's suppression of the practice, and how it is that Falun Gong and the campaign against it came to be such a international and controversial topic. Supported by useful references, it helps readers to figure out the philosophy behind the fastest growing spiritual movement, to understand why Falun Gong has become noticeable and a controversial topic in global scale.