Reports of the arrests or sentencing of seven persons in connection with an unregistered Tian Dao (also Yi Guan Dao, various spellings) temple in March 2000 [CHN34826.E]

No reports of arrests or sentencing of seven persons in connection with an unregistered Tian Dao (also Yi Guan Dao, various spellings) temple in March 2000 could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate. For general information concerning Tian Dao, please consult CHN34370.E of 8 May 2000 and CHN32887.E of 14 October 1999.

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Sources Consulted


China Daily

China Rights Forum

China Study Journal

IRB Databases.

South China Morning Post

World News Connection (WNC)