No information could be found on a demonstration by thousands of Falun Gong supporters outside the Zhongnanhai leadership compound in Beijing on 5 April 1999 among sources consulted by the Research Directorate.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection. Please find below the list of sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Internet sites, including: Amnesty International, Asia Week, BBC, China Daily, China Support Network, Dialog, Falun Dafa Clearwisdom.net, Friends of Falun Gong USA, Human Rights in China, Human Rights Watch (HRW), Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF), Minority Rights International Group, Time Asia.