STATE ADMINISTRATION BOOSTS CONTROL OF QIGONG PRACTITIONERS
CIA-STARGATE
PDF Scan: PDF
Open AI Summary
Title: State Administration Boosts Control of Qigong Practitioners
Summary: According to a document from the CIA's Stargate program, China is implementing measures to control the spread of qigong, a traditional Chinese therapy that involves deep breathing exercises. The State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine is reviewing and approving qigong hospitals, clinics, and practitioners to ensure that they are qualified and legitimate. This is being done in response to the rise of charlatans pretending to be qigong practitioners and swindling people. Illegal organizations and practitioners have been banned, and only registered and licensed personnel can treat patients with qigong therapy. The document also mentions the arrest of a female swindler named Zhang Xiangyu who defrauded people of nearly one million yuan.
Text
Body: *A*pp -o*re#1 Poi` RLe1eate'2001l03/O7 *CIA*RDP'961-OR7,VR00020-0370-0
UNCLASSIFIED
SEQUENCE NR:
CXP91018434 USER
ID:
43070-92APR28/10.52.06/A01
TITLE:
STATE ADMINISTRATION BOOSTS CONTROL OF QIGONG
PRACTITIONERS
DOC NR:
1890, 1 P
DOC DATE:
901221/2
FICHE NR:
ORIGINTR:
T 1000
FBIS OKINAWA JA
INF CTY:
PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
INF DATE:
901221
COSATI:
BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCES (05); BIOLOGICAL AND
CLASSIF:
RELEASE:
MEDICAL SCIENCES
UNCLASSIFIED
NONE (XX)
(06)
BEIJING, DECEMBER 21 (XINHUA). CHINA IS TAKING MEASURES TO CONTROL
THE SPREAD OF MEDICAL TREATMENT USING QIGONG (A DEEP BREATHING
METHOD) IN A BID TO DEVELOP THIS TRADITIONAL CHINESE THERAPY IN A
HEALTHY WAY. ACCORDING TO AN OFFICIAL OF THE STATE ADMINISTRATION
OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE, MANY CHARLATANS HAVE APPEARED
RECENTLY PRETENDING TO BE QIGONG PRACTITIONERS WHILE IN FACT
SWINDLING PEOPLE AND SPREADING SUPERSTITION. ZHANG XIANGYU, A
FEMALE SWINDLER WHO WAS RECENTLY ARRESTED, DEFRAUDED PEOPLE OF
NEARLY ONE MILLION YUAN IN THIS WAY.
DEPARTMENTS OF PUBLIC HEALTH IN CHINA ARE NOW REVIEWING,
REGISTERING, EXAMINING AND APPROVING VARIOUS QIGONG HOSPITALS, OUT
PATIENT DEPARTMENTS, CLINICS, PRACTITIONERS. . AND OTHER
ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONNEL WHO TREAT PATIENTS WITH QIGONG THERAPY.
SOME ILLEGAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PRACTITIONERS HAVE BEEN BANNED. THE
STATE ADMINISTRATION OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE IS RESPONSIBLE
FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WITH QIGONG AS A GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION.
IT STIPULATES THAT PERSONNEL WHO TREAT PATIENTS WITH QIGONG THERAPY
MUST BE PRACTITIONERS WITH SECONDARY MEDICAL SCHOOL EDUCATION OR
QUALIFIED DOCTORS WHO HAVE EXPERTISE IN THE RELATIVE SKILLS. IT
ALSO STIPULATES THAT PERSONNEL WHO USE OUTSIDE QI TO TREAT PATIENTS
MUST BE EXAMINED AND LICENSED BY THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIONS OF PUBLIC
HEALTH AND TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE. THE SAME APPLIES TO
TEACHERS OF QIGONG, THE OFFICIAL SAID.
FACILITY: STATE ADMINISTRATION OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
FACL CTY: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 35
* * * * * * * * * * * * -k * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200370012-3
*Approved Fore Release,2001103/0l :*CtA4RDP96t00792R00020O370012-3
'JNCLASSIFIED
SEQUENCE NR: CXP91018434 USER ID: 43070-92APR28/10.52.06/AO1
PERSON: ZHANG, XIANGYU
PERS CTY: PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA (CH)
SG1J
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 36
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * k * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000200370012-3