03-09-2023 Liberty RoundTable with Sam Bushman

<p>Hour 1<br> * Guest: William L. Saunders, Professor and Director, Center for &nbsp;Human Rights, School of Arts &amp; Sciences, Co-Director, Center for &nbsp;Religious Liberty, The Catholic University of America – <a href="http://catholic.edu/chr">catholic.edu/chr</a></p> <p>* Guest: Chen Guangcheng, A Chinese lawyer and human rights advocate &nbsp;who has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese government- particularly &nbsp;its policy of forced abortions and sterilizations.</p> <p>* As he wrote in his memoir, “The Barefoot Lawyer,” he largely had a &nbsp;happy childhood, with his brothers teaching him how to recognize the &nbsp;feel and sounds of things in the world.</p> <p>* Blind from an early age and self-taughtin the law, Chen is &nbsp;frequently described as a “barefoot lawyer” who advocates for women’s &nbsp;rights, land rights, and the welfare of the poor.</p> <p>* Chen would eventually be charged with “overbirthing,” because he &nbsp;and his wife had a second child in defiance of the one-child policy. He &nbsp;was also charged with providing information to foreigners, because he &nbsp;had given an interview to the Washington Post.</p> <p>* Chen is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at The Catholic University &nbsp;of America in Washington, DC. Though Chen is not himself a Christian, he &nbsp;told CNA last year that he supports freedom of thought and religion for &nbsp;all people.<br> <br> Hour 2<br> * Two Hour Riveting Interview With The Good Professor And “The Barefoot Lawyer,” Continues!</p> <p>* As the Rule of Law Disappears, So Do Chinese Dissidents – The &nbsp;Justice Ministry once praised Gao Zhisheng’s work as a lawyer. He hasn’t &nbsp;been heard from since 2017 – Chen Guangcheng.</p> <p>* how does the CCP treat Chinese citizens? Is it bound by the law?</p> <p>* Who is Gao Zisheng and has happened to him?</p> <p>* How does the CCP “infiltrate ” America?</p> <p>* Is the CCP a threat to ordinary Americans?</p> <p>* is the CCP a competitor or an enemy of the USA?</p> <p>* What happens during the so-c