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Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary
A crime the Chinese regime can no longer deny—Forced Organ Harvesting.
What if everything you need to understand about the Chinese Communist Party—and how the free world should respond to it—could be explained through this one issue?
In this urgent and eye-opening book, journalist Jan Jekielek distills decades of investigations from reputable sources, combined with his own research and in-depth firsthand insight, into a compelling case for rethinking our approach to the CCP. Through the lens of grave human rights abuses—most disturbingly, the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience—Jekielek exposes the inner workings of a regime built on deception, coercion, and control. Killed to The Organ Harvesting Industry of China and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary reveals why continuing to misunderstand the CCP poses a growing threat to global freedom.
What if everything you need to understand about the Chinese Communist Party—and how the free world should respond to it—could be explained through this one issue?
In this urgent and eye-opening book, journalist Jan Jekielek distills decades of investigations from reputable sources, combined with his own research and in-depth firsthand insight, into a compelling case for rethinking our approach to the CCP. Through the lens of grave human rights abuses—most disturbingly, the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from prisoners of conscience—Jekielek exposes the inner workings of a regime built on deception, coercion, and control. Killed to The Organ Harvesting Industry of China and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary reveals why continuing to misunderstand the CCP poses a growing threat to global freedom.
264 pages, Hardcover
Published March 17, 2026
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April 5, 2026
A little off topic at times but collectively very relevant.
March 28, 2026
Well this is a gigantic Red Pill. When you start to look at the World through a the lens this book lays out it brings things into focus. I pray the Chinese people can escape the yoke of Communism someday soon. I pray that the Free World has the fortitude to fight this evil ideology.
April 12, 2026
Brutally honest, Jan Jekielek lays out the compelling evidence that the Chinese Communist Party is and has been perpetrating crimes against humanity on a level of barbaric cruelty not seen since the Holocaust.
You will not be able to ignore this book.
You will not be able to ignore this book.
April 5, 2026
Full disclosure, my husband wrote the book—and I'm extremely glad he did! We've been following this issue for 20 years and it's almost unbelievable that the CCP has been getting away with such gruesome crimes for this long—literally murdering people and selling their body parts. I know that people don't believe it when they first hear about it. Which is why this book is so valuable—it really breaks down all the research and paints a complete picture of what's happening and why it's important, all in a concise, highly readable way.
April 3, 2026
A good beginner friendly book to delve into the CCP and how they utilize the beautiful and sophisticated Traditional Chinese culture to distract the world from the totalitarian regime. Highlighting the inevitable consequences of totalitarianism and crimes against humanity to shed light on the genocides happening in China, with the world watching. Definitely worth the read if you are looking for an informative and engaging read on these issues.
March 29, 2026
Amazing details in the authors explanations of what is happening in China with regard to forced Organ Harvesting....also some incredible "heads up" discussions about what avenues and actions they are taking to prevent the US from more aggressively limiting their horrendous inhumane treatment of their citizens....an absolute "must read" book.
March 30, 2026
I normally would never have read this sort of book, but after randomly viewing a quick clip of the author talking, I suddenly felt pulled and compelled to read it.
It is horrific, it is data-driven, the circumstantial evidence is abundantly compelling. The implications are vastly layered and stomach-turning. The challenge it poses seems undeniable.
It is horrific, it is data-driven, the circumstantial evidence is abundantly compelling. The implications are vastly layered and stomach-turning. The challenge it poses seems undeniable.
March 28, 2026
wow what an eye opener A must read for every American, especially those that lean far left. This book will open your eyes to the real reality of communism and how much it's already infiltrated our country
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Killed to Order by Jan Jekielek is the very highly recommended account of egregious human rights abuses by the CCP. The sub title says it all: The Organ Harvesting Industry of China and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary. This is a well-researched account of the nefarious practices of the CCP.
There is no question that Killed to Order is a difficult book to read based on the atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Journalist Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times senior editor and host of the show “American Thought Leaders,” does an excellent job taking a plethora of information from reputable sources and combining it with his own research. The result makes a compelling case for the essential need to reconsider our approach to the CCP, especially as they increasingly show that they are a threat to our liberty and freedom.
For years there have been news stories, books, and other sources indicating that China is involved with forced organ harvesting and selling organs to people around the world. These organs are harvested from Uyghurs, Falun Gong practitioners (also known as Falun Dafa), and Taiwanese prisoners, along with other targeted groups of undesirable people. As Dr. Joseph Varon makes clear in his introduction: This is not a medical scandal nor an ethical gray zone or policy failure. It is the weaponization of medicine itself. Transplant tourism creates the death on demand and forced organ harvesting. If we do not condemn this evil practice, our silence is complicity in allowing these crimes against humanity.
In the CCP human life has no value beyond an assigned measurable worth - their social credit score - and the party is obsessed with complete control and any action can be justified. The ruling elite always come first. Starting with the human rights abuses, especially the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs, Jekielek exposes the inner workings of the CCP and their regime built on deception, coercion, and control. Technology will be stolen. Secret police stations are established across Western countries. For them, every technology must have dual usage, especially military applications. Think Covid.
The book is divided into two parts. Part one covers the ongoing organ harvesting from live people. Part two delves into the history of the CCP and their regime. Others have tried to get some of this information out for years. Before reading, I had watched an interview between Jan Jekielek and Mike Row. More recently he joined Dr. Bret Weinstein on a Darkhorse Inside Rail.
Killed to Order is an excellent choice for those who follow current events, specifically human rights violations and other atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Thanks to Skyhorse for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.
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There is no question that Killed to Order is a difficult book to read based on the atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Journalist Jan Jekielek, Epoch Times senior editor and host of the show “American Thought Leaders,” does an excellent job taking a plethora of information from reputable sources and combining it with his own research. The result makes a compelling case for the essential need to reconsider our approach to the CCP, especially as they increasingly show that they are a threat to our liberty and freedom.
For years there have been news stories, books, and other sources indicating that China is involved with forced organ harvesting and selling organs to people around the world. These organs are harvested from Uyghurs, Falun Gong practitioners (also known as Falun Dafa), and Taiwanese prisoners, along with other targeted groups of undesirable people. As Dr. Joseph Varon makes clear in his introduction: This is not a medical scandal nor an ethical gray zone or policy failure. It is the weaponization of medicine itself. Transplant tourism creates the death on demand and forced organ harvesting. If we do not condemn this evil practice, our silence is complicity in allowing these crimes against humanity.
In the CCP human life has no value beyond an assigned measurable worth - their social credit score - and the party is obsessed with complete control and any action can be justified. The ruling elite always come first. Starting with the human rights abuses, especially the state-sanctioned harvesting of organs, Jekielek exposes the inner workings of the CCP and their regime built on deception, coercion, and control. Technology will be stolen. Secret police stations are established across Western countries. For them, every technology must have dual usage, especially military applications. Think Covid.
The book is divided into two parts. Part one covers the ongoing organ harvesting from live people. Part two delves into the history of the CCP and their regime. Others have tried to get some of this information out for years. Before reading, I had watched an interview between Jan Jekielek and Mike Row. More recently he joined Dr. Bret Weinstein on a Darkhorse Inside Rail.
Killed to Order is an excellent choice for those who follow current events, specifically human rights violations and other atrocities perpetrated by the CCP. Thanks to Skyhorse for providing me with an advance reader's copy via NetGalley. My review is voluntary and expresses my honest opinion.
http://www.shetreadssoftly.com/2026/0...
May 11, 2026
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC.
Okay, so the advance praise is by a lot of people I wouldn't trust to be neutral or objective on China. And Mr. Brownback in his foreword says that "we are in an ideological fight to the death with the CCP", as well as "The Chinese Communist Party has already killed more of its own people than any other regime in history." (I'm going to need a source on that one, Mr. Brownback!). So it becomes very clear very early that this book will not be neutral or fact-based. It has a clear ideological purpose. Especially as these people genuinely seem to think the CPC is Communist (it really isn't). And Falun Gong are wonderful, innocent people who certainly aren't actually, genuinely a cult with some dangerous and/or supremacist tenets. Definitely not. (This then is called a smear campaign against Falun Gong by Jekielek, but I fail to see why a Finnish security scholar would wish to smear Falun Gong for the CPC... My sources for the Falun Gong claims are Vuori, J. (2014). Take Three. The Falungong’s struggle for recognition. In Critical Security and Chinese Politics: The anti-Falungong campaign. (pp. 130–150); and Vuori, J. A. (2014). Critical Security and Chinese Politics: The Anti-Falungong Campaign. Taylor & Francis Group.)
The actual book itself also relies very much on emotionally laden subheadings and the shock effect. Looking into the topic, it appears that all of this is accusations that might be true or might not be, as there appears to be decent reasons to take either stance. I am not going to speak on the truthfulness of the content, because we simply cannot know it, but I am going to note that the book relies HEAVILY on logical fallacies in its argumentation, which isn't really helping the cause it claims to fight for. If your book is very clearly Sinophobic and cannot argue in a straight line, if you completely leave out nuance and call anyone disagreeing with you participants of a smear campaign, people aren't very likely to believe what you're saying unless you have rock solid evidence, which the author clearly doesn't, even though he pretends he does?? Or rather, he pretends that the evidence he has, which has a tough time holding up under scrutiny (which is in part just the nature of the issue, to be fair), is rock solid when it isn't. He does not acknowledge the lackings and limitations in his own position, so it's very easy to find faults and thus come to the conclusion that everything he says must be a lie, ESPECIALLY considering the political climate surrounding anything China-related and the fact that there are a decent amount of false rumours spread to deligitimise China.
The author definitely could and should have a much better job at writing this book if he actually wants people to take him seriously.
Okay, so the advance praise is by a lot of people I wouldn't trust to be neutral or objective on China. And Mr. Brownback in his foreword says that "we are in an ideological fight to the death with the CCP", as well as "The Chinese Communist Party has already killed more of its own people than any other regime in history." (I'm going to need a source on that one, Mr. Brownback!). So it becomes very clear very early that this book will not be neutral or fact-based. It has a clear ideological purpose. Especially as these people genuinely seem to think the CPC is Communist (it really isn't). And Falun Gong are wonderful, innocent people who certainly aren't actually, genuinely a cult with some dangerous and/or supremacist tenets. Definitely not. (This then is called a smear campaign against Falun Gong by Jekielek, but I fail to see why a Finnish security scholar would wish to smear Falun Gong for the CPC... My sources for the Falun Gong claims are Vuori, J. (2014). Take Three. The Falungong’s struggle for recognition. In Critical Security and Chinese Politics: The anti-Falungong campaign. (pp. 130–150); and Vuori, J. A. (2014). Critical Security and Chinese Politics: The Anti-Falungong Campaign. Taylor & Francis Group.)
The actual book itself also relies very much on emotionally laden subheadings and the shock effect. Looking into the topic, it appears that all of this is accusations that might be true or might not be, as there appears to be decent reasons to take either stance. I am not going to speak on the truthfulness of the content, because we simply cannot know it, but I am going to note that the book relies HEAVILY on logical fallacies in its argumentation, which isn't really helping the cause it claims to fight for. If your book is very clearly Sinophobic and cannot argue in a straight line, if you completely leave out nuance and call anyone disagreeing with you participants of a smear campaign, people aren't very likely to believe what you're saying unless you have rock solid evidence, which the author clearly doesn't, even though he pretends he does?? Or rather, he pretends that the evidence he has, which has a tough time holding up under scrutiny (which is in part just the nature of the issue, to be fair), is rock solid when it isn't. He does not acknowledge the lackings and limitations in his own position, so it's very easy to find faults and thus come to the conclusion that everything he says must be a lie, ESPECIALLY considering the political climate surrounding anything China-related and the fact that there are a decent amount of false rumours spread to deligitimise China.
The author definitely could and should have a much better job at writing this book if he actually wants people to take him seriously.
May 12, 2026
I read about half of this word-by-word, then skipped from approximately the middle to the Epilogue. This is an alarming book and if you don't want to read it, it's your loss. I am always curious so wanted to know what this author had to say.
I was already told about this problem in undergraduate school with the Uyghurs, who are also mentioned here. This book describes how also a different sect called "Falun Gong" are targeted for less than positive outcomes. (It says they are "prisoners of conscience," so I would guess that would mean they're only different from the others due to what's in their minds.)
Then at that point I sought an index. I found none, so I arbitrarily skimmed to where I mentioned before. Maybe I'll poke back around it for psychiatry, but potentially not, since this is a creepy and difficult topic.
Waitwaitwait, did it just say one of the best things you could do is to rejoin the Rotary Club? (I was in it when I was 14 or 15.) Well this book said there is an "End Forced Organ Harvesting" Rotary Satellite Club.
What I remember that was all about was keeping track of how much money I earned from my sales pitch of whatever goody the Rotary Club gave me to sell with a 15% markup over how much it cost me to buy it from them.
Then I learned "Trickle Down Economics Doesn't Work."
At the end the author gives a list of things readers can do about the problem he presents.
So this book came into my library last month and I finally got through it. The author made sure to explicitly write he is not hating on China. It is just that the CCP has a record of doing unconscionable things to Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners.
I was already told about this problem in undergraduate school with the Uyghurs, who are also mentioned here. This book describes how also a different sect called "Falun Gong" are targeted for less than positive outcomes. (It says they are "prisoners of conscience," so I would guess that would mean they're only different from the others due to what's in their minds.)
Then at that point I sought an index. I found none, so I arbitrarily skimmed to where I mentioned before. Maybe I'll poke back around it for psychiatry, but potentially not, since this is a creepy and difficult topic.
Waitwaitwait, did it just say one of the best things you could do is to rejoin the Rotary Club? (I was in it when I was 14 or 15.) Well this book said there is an "End Forced Organ Harvesting" Rotary Satellite Club.
What I remember that was all about was keeping track of how much money I earned from my sales pitch of whatever goody the Rotary Club gave me to sell with a 15% markup over how much it cost me to buy it from them.
Then I learned "Trickle Down Economics Doesn't Work."
At the end the author gives a list of things readers can do about the problem he presents.
So this book came into my library last month and I finally got through it. The author made sure to explicitly write he is not hating on China. It is just that the CCP has a record of doing unconscionable things to Uyghurs and Falun Gong practitioners.
May 8, 2026
Unfortunately the "meat" in here is a bit scarce, and the book is pretty short already, but I guess that's d/t the nature of the secretive organ harvesting organization. So there wasn't too much in here that I didn't already know. But this is a searing indictment and deep look at the CCP, which was somewhat new journalism to me. Not the most investigative or informative book I've read, but if you don't know what's going on with the Falun Gong and organ harvesting then by all means you should read it.
May 14, 2026
It's a far from perfect's book but I think it's very important. It's very one-sided. The author doesn't shy away from the fact that he is falun gong and he does go on a few tangents but I think you are entitled to an unbalanced argument when it comes to the topic of organ harvesting. The evidence while thin is strong and I didn't really want to read this book but glad I did. The story of Maggie at the beginning and appendix part one at end is very good.
Review of advance copy
Sinophobic bs
April 12, 2026
Unbelievable.... Learned a lot.
April 29, 2026
F the CCP
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May 2, 2026
Very Informative. Highly recommend, very factual.
Hard read. Topic is shocking.
Hard read. Topic is shocking.
May 3, 2026
5⭐️
Shocking and confronting, but not necessarily surprising
Shocking and confronting, but not necessarily surprising
May 11, 2026
Sobering.
May 13, 2026
5 star for the scary information! 3 star for readability.
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