Article 03 Aliens may participate in religious activities at Buddhist monasteries, Taoist temples, mosques, churches and other sites for religious activities within Chinese territory. Aliens may preach and expound the scripture at Chinese sites for religious activities at the invitation of Chinese religious bodies at or above the level of provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government.
Article 04 Aliens may hold religious activities attended by aliens at the sites for religious activities approved by the department of religious affairs of the people’s government at or above the county level.
Article 06 Aliens entering Chinese territory may carry religious printed matter, religious audio-visual products and other religious articles for personal use; if the amount of such religious printed matters, religious audio-visual products and other religious articles is greater than for personal use, it shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the Chinese Customs.
Religious printed matter of religious audio-visual products whose contents are detrimental to the public interests of Chinese society are forbidden to bring into Chinese territory.
Article 08 Aliens who conduct religious activities within Chinese territory shall abide by Chinese laws and regulations, shall not establish religious organizations, set up religious offices, sites for religious activities or run religious institutions within Chinese territory, nor may they develop followers, appoint religious personnel or engage in other missionary activities.
Article 09 Where aliens conduct religious activities that violate these Provisions, the departments of religious affairs and other related departments of the people’s government at or above the county level shall dissuade or stop them; where those activities violate the control of the entry and exit of aliens or administration of public security, the public security organs shall punish them in accordance with the law; where a crime is constituted, they shall be investigated for their criminal responsibility by the judicial organs.
