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China Persecution Dossier: Gu XiangmeiSurviving on "tiger's diarrhea."

Freedom House has a press release on the documents, as well as posted the full text of Li's report online with an analysis (pdf) of the contents.

Coverage of the release of the Chinese documents includes:

Papers 'reveal' Chinese religious persecution — BBC (Feb. 14, 2002)

Secret papers tell of war on religion — Sydney Morning Herald (Feb. 14, 2002)

China deepens assault on faith — The Washington Post (Feb. 13, 2002)

U.S. Rights Groups Issues 'Secret' Chinese Documents — Reuters (Feb. 13, 2002)

Religious hopes rise in China — Chicago Tribune (Feb. 12, 2002)

China 'extreme' on sects — The Washington Times (Feb. 12, 2002)

China Accused of Christian Crackdown — Associated Press (Feb. 11, 2002)

Leak uncovers Beijing's torture of Christians — The Times, London (Feb. 11, 2002)

The State Department's 2001 International Religious Freedom Report on China said the "government seeks to restrict religious practice to government-sanctioned organizations and registered places of worship and to control the growth and scope of the activity of religious groups."

See Christianity Today'sBearing the Cross article on the persecution of Christians in China.

Previous Christianity Today stories about persecution in China include:

Gong's 'Accusers' Claim Torture Induced False ConfessionsLetters from imprisoned Christian women in China describe assaults with electric clubs. (Feb. 1, 2002)

Church Leader Gets ReprieveChina's case against Gong Shengliang now on hold. (Jan. 24, 2002)

Chinese House Church Leader Granted Time to Appeal Death SentenceSentence likely to be commuted to imprisonment, but church remains in danger. (Jan. 8, 2002)

Free China's ChurchThe Communist country may ease some religious restrictions, but they still want an apolitical church. (January 3, 2002)

Communists May Recognize Independent ChristiansCommunist leaders in China are preparing to give formal recognition to unregistered religious groups, but house-church leaders are wary. (November 19, 2001)

Changes in China's Religious Policy Imminent?Several respected house-church leaders consulted about official registration. (November 16, 2001)

House Churches May Be 'Harmful to Society'But China's unofficial congregations resist "evil cult" label. (Jan. 25, 2001)

China's Religious Freedom Crackdown Extends to ForeignersIt is against the law for visitors to teach the Bible in China's house churches. (Nov. 13, 2000)

China's Smack Down53 Christian professors, students, and church-planters detained. (Sept. 11, 2000)

House Approves Divisive U.S.-China Trade PactBut will permanent normal trade relations status help human rights? (May 25, 2000)

China Should Improve on Religion to Gain Permanent Trade Status, Commission SaysReligious liberty in Sudan and Russia also criticized. (May 8, 2000)

A Tale of China's Two ChurchesEyewitness reports of repression and revival. (July 13, 1998)

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March 11 2002, Vol. 46, No. 3