Falun Gong

China's opposition to Falun Gong is rooted in several key factors:

1. **Political Threat**: The Chinese government views Falun Gong as a threat to its authority. Falun Gong gained a large following in the 1990s, and its independence and organizational structure were seen as challenging the Communist Party's control.

2. **Ideological Differences**: Falun Gong's spiritual teachings, which combine elements of Buddhism, Taoism, and traditional Chinese qigong, clash with the atheist stance of the Communist Party. The Party views any belief system that doesn't align with its ideology as potentially subversive.

3. **Mass Mobilization**: The 1999 protest by tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners outside the central government compound in Beijing alarmed the government. This peaceful demonstration highlighted the group's ability to organize large-scale activities quickly and without government approval, further convincing the authorities of its potential threat.

4. **Propaganda and Persecution**: Since banning Falun Gong in 1999, the Chinese government has conducted a widespread propaganda campaign to discredit the movement, labeling it a "cult." This has been accompanied by severe persecution, including imprisonment, forced labor, torture, and alleged organ harvesting of practitioners.

The combination of these factors has led to the Chinese government's ongoing suppression of Falun Gong.

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