State Council of the PRC

“ Religious groups, religious activity centres and believing citizens should observe the constitution, laws, rules and ordinances, maintain national unity, ethnic unity and social stability.
No organization or individual may use religion to make an attack on the order of society, harm the physical health of citizens, impede the activities of the state's education system, or make other forms of harm against the interests of the state, the interests of public society, or the legal rights of citizens. ”

“ Anyone using a religion to harm national security or public safety, violate civil rights or democratic rights, disrupt social order, engage in illegal activities that infringe upon public or private property rights, and thus incurring criminal charges, shall be investigated and dealt with in accordance with the law; those that do not incur criminal charges, shall receive an administrative sanction from the relevant supervisory organ. Those who cause losses to citizens, legal persons or other organizations, shall bear civil liability under the law. ”

“ The religious activity centres should strengthen internal management. In accordance with relevant laws, regulations and statutes, it shall establish good staff, finances, accounting, security, fire protection, preservation of cultural relics, sanitation and disease prevention management systems, and it shall receive direction, supervision and examination from the local People’s government departments. ”