Number: 97-882
Title: CHINA'S TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES
Authors: Kerry Dumbaugh and Deborah Johnson, Foreign Affairs and National Defense Division 
Abstract: Membership data on religious organizations in China supports the proposition that the practice of religion continues to increase despite official attempts to control religious observance through state run Religious Affairs Bureaus that operate at the provincial, county, and local levels. Since 1987, Beijing has promulgated regulations tightening state control over religious activities on the grounds that such activities could serve as cover for ethnic and political activists.
Pages: 9
Date: Updated May 8, 1998