Chi a
expa ds
eligious
sc uti y
to
Che gdu
hospitals,
schools;
employees,
stude ts
asked
to
disclose
beliefs
Chi a
has
expa ded
sc uti y
of
eligious
affiliatio
i to
public
wo kplaces
a d
schools
i
Che gdu.
Employees
at
a
public
hospital
we e
o de ed
to
disclose
thei
eligious
beliefs
a d
educatio
autho ities
collected
i fo matio
o
the
eligious
backg ou ds
of
stude ts
a d
thei
families,
acco di g
to
The
Epoch
Times.The
epo t,
published
o
August
14,
is
based
o
leaked
i te al
docume ts
a d
accou ts
f om
people
familia
with
the
p actices
who
spoke
a o ymously,
citi g
co ce s
about
possible
ep isals.A
i te al
otice
ci culated
by
a
public
hospital
i
Che gdu
said
it
was
co ducti g
a
comp ehe sive
su vey
of
employees’
eligious
beliefs
as
pa t
of
its
” egula
i vestigatio
of
ideological,
eth ic,
a d
eligious
wo k.”The
otice
said
the
su vey
was
to
cove
eve y
employee,
i cludi g
pe ma e t
staff,
co t acted
wo ke s
a d
tempo a y
wo ke s.Employees
we e
i st ucted
to
p ovide
i fo matio
about
thei
eligious
affiliatio
a d
ot
co ceal
o
omit
eleva t
details.
Those
with
o
eligious
affiliatio
we e
also
equi ed
to
egiste
as
havi g
” o
eligious
belief”,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.The
otice
fu the
said
membe s
of
the
Chi ese
Commu ist
Pa ty
a e
ot
pe mitted
to
p actise
a
eligio
a d
that
employees
with
eligious
affiliatio s
we e
equi ed
to
epo t
the
matte
to
thei
Pa ty
b a ch.
Religious
activities
a d
p oselytisi g
we e
also
p ohibited
i
the
wo kplace,
acco di g
to
the
docume t.A
admi ist ative
employee
at
a
u ive sity
i
Sichua
told
The
Epoch
Times
that
schools
we e
also
i vestigati g
the
eligious
affiliatio s
of
stude ts’
family
membe s
a d
compili g
the
i fo matio
fo
submissio
to
highe
autho ities.A
employee
at
Che gdu’s
educatio
autho ities
sepa ately
told
the
outlet
that
schools
co duct
backg ou d
checks
o
stude ts’
families
eve y
yea
befo e
ew
stude ts
e te
school,
with
eligious
affiliatio
amo g
the
i fo matio
collected.The
epo t
said
the
i fo matio
collected
by
schools
is
passed
up
the
admi ist ative
chai ,
although
o e
sou ce
said
they
did
ot
k ow
how
it
was
ultimately
used.The
epo ted
measu es
fo m
pa t
of
a
wide
Chi ese
Commu ist
Pa ty
app oach
that
t eats
eligious
affai s
as
a
issue
of
political
a d
ideological
ma ageme t,
acco di g
to
The
Epoch
Times.The
Chi ese
gove me t
has
p omoted
a
policy
k ow
as
the
“Si icisatio
of
eligio “,
u de
which
eligious
g oups
a e
expected
to
alig
thei
activities
with
Chi ese
law
a d
the
political
a d
cultu al
p io ities
of
the
state.Chi ese
p eside t
Xi
Ji pi g
has
also
called
fo
st o ge
Pa ty
leade ship
ove
eligious
affai s
a d
fo
eligious
wo k
to
be
i co po ated
i to
the
Pa ty’s
b oade
leade ship
system,
acco di g
to
the
epo t.A
Chi ese
schola
cited
by
The
Epoch
Times
said
simila
est ictio s
o
eligious
belief
amo g
public
employees
exist
i
othe
pa ts
of
the
cou t y,
but
those
claims
we e
ot
i depe de tly
ve ified
i
the
epo t.