19 June 2005
Falun Gong and China's Past
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Why did a spiritual movement that rapidly gained popularity in China arouse such a vigorous response from the Chinese government? Political scientist Maria Hsia Chang looks to Chinese history for clues to Falun Gong's fate in today's China.
Guests
Maria Hsia Chang
is Professor of Political Science at the University of Nevada in the USA. She was born in Hong Kong of refugee parents from China and received her doctorate from the University of California, Berkeley.
Further Information
What's Wrong with Falun Gong?
You can read the transcript of a longer interview with Maria Hsia Chang by following this link to The Spirit of Things for Sunday 8 May, 2005.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/relig/spirit/stories/s1358518.htm
Publications
Title: Falun Gong: The End of Days
Author : Maria Hsia Chang
Publisher: Scribe, 2004
