CGTN's contemporary broadcast report, published 25 September 2023, on the fifth International Daoism Forum at Mount Maoshan, its more than five hundred delegates from thirty-nine countries and regions including the United States, France and Germany, and Vice Chairman Zhang Gaocheng's description of the World Federation of Daoism's founding as a landmark event in the religion's history.
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Reliability Tier2
A separately operated Chinese state broadcaster's contemporary report on the same forum, tier 2, used here as an independent cross check on the Forum's attendance figures and Zhang Gaocheng's own words. NotesUsed for the Forum's attendance and country count and Zhang Gaocheng's quoted description of the founding.
Citation
PublisherCGTN
Publication Year2023
URLhttps://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-09-25/World-Federation-of-Daoism-established-to-promote-Daoist-unity-1nolQn8spP2/index.html
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This source names France directly: "regions including the United States, France and Germany, and Vice Chairman Zhang Gaocheng's description of the World Federation of Daoism's founding as a landmark event in the religion's history."
This source names Germany directly: "the United States, France and Germany, and Vice Chairman Zhang Gaocheng's description of the World Federation of Daoism's founding as a landmark event in the religion's history."
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- Sources, 9 claims: 7 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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