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Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8 LN734-85 bitter struggle. I believe, that facing such a major problem, that we are better off to imagine that it is going to be difficult than to believe it is going to be easy, be simple. Do you comrades agree with me? This is the first problem. a The next question is that we must be very serious and thorough in our work, very scientific. T have “heard that just recently tang Yu has lost his special abilities. This is one example. It illustrates that we should record everything very scientifically. Like this child Tang Yu. It seems that some things like his process of development, his age, specific circumstances, were not recorded. There is no proper record. For another example, like Qigong cure for some diseases. There are lots of rumors to this effect, so it makes people feel that there must be something worthwhile looking into. .However, are each of the case records in compliance with modern medical standards? Are the records complete? I have made this suggestion before in the past: In cases where Qigong has effected cures, the medical history must be recorded according to standards generally recognized by modern medicine. If we should actually have such a treatise and cannot get it published in a medical journal in China, then we can take it to a world-wide authoritative journal for publication. They will not argue or make fun of us. If the author signs his name and swears that it is true, and they see that it is in accordance with recognized medical standards, they will publish it. Ou: work nm must be up to generally acceptable standards. This is one the conditions « of “science. ‘An article published which meets these requirements, which is the result of a scientific experiment, may serve as a reliable case history. I want everyone to talk this over and see if this isn't the way this should be done. This is my reasoning: A physicist carries out an experiment, his subject is something dead. However, man is alive. He is subject to all kinds of influences. Therefore, in these medical researches, we have to look for the statistical records. Individual instances are not enough. As for paranormal capabilities, these are active. This is subject to even more influences. Therefore, we must carry out our observation very scientifically, use scientific methods, have complete data. It is because of this that we say we must study very carefully I how to improve our work in the future. Th _is The second ques: tion. question. I feel that we me way to improve organiza— academic exchanges. “At the on Qigong held at Qing only attended a few hours of meetings. I did not attend in the afternoon or the next day. I believe the exchanges are lacking in depth. We should have more exchanges, not a couple of days every six months. Shouldn't we have more of them, and for a single sitting - morning or afternoon, at the most an additional evening. At present, none of us is specializing in this kind of research as a profession. We are doing it in addition to our other profession. So it is difficult for everyone to get together for two continuous days of meetings. So ) wouldn't it be better to have more academic exchanges, and exchange ‘in a little mor pth? ae eee df -4- Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000300330001-8