China: Information on an underground political group called "Prairie Fire," which was founded by Shi Nan Cao in Guangzhou in 1994
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1997 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | CHN26833.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, China: Information on an underground political group called "Prairie Fire," which was founded by Shi Nan Cao in Guangzhou in 1994, 1 May 1997, CHN26833.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ac6063.html [accessed 1 June 2023] |
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Information on the above-mentioned topic is limited among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
In a letter sent to the DIRB by electronic mail on 20 May 1997, a lecturer and senior research fellow specializing in Chinese dissent and protest in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Leeds, England, stated that an underground group called Prairie Fire exists in Guangzhou and that its founder's name is Shi Nan Cao. The source, who co-edited a 1995 book on Chinese dissent, stated that members of the group are "liable to arrest and imprisonment," but did not elaborate on this point (ibid.). Additional and/or corroborating information could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
Reference
Lecturer and Senior Research Fellow, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Leeds, England. 20 May 1997. Letter sent to the DIRB by electronic mail.
Additional Sources Consulted
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Two sources consulted did not provide information on the above-mentioned subject.
On-line search of news articles. (NEXIS and Internet)
