Monday, February 26, 2001, updated at 21:36(GMT+8)
China
Units, Individuals Commended for Battling Cult
A number of institutions and individuals were commended Monday for their meritorious deeds in the current campaign to fight against the notorious cult, Falun Gong led by Li Hongzhi.
Seven central departments issued a joint resolution praising 110 units and 271 individuals who showed "very high political consciousness and lofty professional spirit" in the anti-cult drive.
They have safeguarded social stability and ensured the smooth progress of the socialist modernization drive, it says.
It announced that the anti-Falun Gong campaign has won major victories since 1999, when the central leadership launched the drive to crackdown on the cult and educate Falun Gong practitioners.
A number of institutions and individuals were commended Monday for their meritorious deeds in the current campaign to fight against the notorious cult, Falun Gong led by Li Hongzhi.