An Asian man from Flushing who has been charged with hate crimes could face additional charges after a New Yorker filed a police report saying he was punched by the suspect on Feb. 10. That day marks the start of a rampage in the Flushing neighborhood of New York, which is popular among Chinese immigrants, when 32-year-old suspect Zheng Buqiu allegedly began vandalizing public information stands raising awareness of the Chinese Communist Party’s long-running persecution against faith group Falun Gong. Zheng was eventually arrested around noon on Feb. 15, but not before he allegedly toppled and kicked tables, punched and tore up posters, and scattered leaflets at the stands on numerous occasions on four separate days since the attacks started on Feb. 10. Police have charged Zheng with a hate crime and criminal mischief in the fourth degree. He was released on bail on Feb. 16. On Feb. 17, Guo …
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