The Islamic Association of China (simplified Chinese: 中国伊斯兰教协会; traditional Chinese: 中國伊斯蘭教協會; pinyin: Zhōngguó Yīsīlánjiào Xiéhuì; Wade–Giles: Chung-kuo I-szŭ-lan-chiao Hsieh-hui) claims to represent Chinese Muslims nationwide. At its inaugural meeting on May 11, 1953 in Beijing, representatives from 10 nationalities of the People's Republic of China were in attendance.
Its stated missions and duties are:
- To assist the people's government in its implementation of the policy of freedom of religion
- To carry forward the tradition of Islam
- To cherish the motherland
- To unify Muslims in participating in the socialist construction of the motherland
- To develop friendly relations with Muslims in other countries
- To maintain world peace
- To collect and correct historical data about Islam
Its governing body is the national congress, and its headquarters is in Beijing.
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