August 5, 2007: Like the various forms of  yoga, qigong and Chinese (inner) Alchemy, exist of various extremely detailed spiritual practices and belief system that are not a religion itself yet can be found to be incorporated into many different religious traditions as well as into non-religious traditions such as medicine, martial arts, and secular scientific inquiry. The Politics of Qigong in Modern China P.1.

In 2006, the Chinese Government ordered the closure of Bingdian Weekly because the weekly argued that “official textbooks inaccurately depicted the 1900 Boxer Rebellion, a nationalist uprising” in which thousands of Chinese Christians and many foreigners were killed. Not surprising, in the same article the WSJ also concluded,” Beijing ’s anxiety over a news media that is increasingly driven by market forces and a burgeoning sense of professionalism, rather than official propaganda directives. Authorities have jailed several Chinese journalists in the past two years and moved to tone down feistier publications.” (WSJ, China Shuts Down Outspoken Publication, January 25, 2006 9:13 a.m.) P.2: The Celestial and Terrestrial Spirits of Qigong:

Introduction to Politics of Qigong P.3 to 5 about the Taiping Rebellion.
Of the great Eurasian states beyond Europe, China (and to a lesser degree Japan) had always been the richest, strongest and least accessible to European influence. Politics of Qigong P.3.

TheTaiping Rebellion. It began in South West China with the visions of a millen­arian prophet. Politics of Qigong P.4.

Politics of Qigong P.5: End of Taiping, Burying the Dead.

Politics of Qigong P.6: The Boxer Uprising.

Politics of Qigong P.7:  Chinese security officials did not expect the sudden appearance of the Falun Gong, whose members surrounded government offices in Beijing, though the organization had operated as a legal entity registered under Chinese regulations. Falun Gong.

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