Before the crackdown, Falun Dafa had a more elaborate organizational structure. The old structure was quickly broken by the Public Security Bureau. Moles inside the group gave security agents lists of assistants, who were quickly rounded up and jailed, with some given sentences of as long as 15 years. The new structure, which depends on ordinary followers keeping in touch with one another, is much more resilient. If the woman in Guangdong gets arrested, as she has on several occasions, Brother Li has alternative contacts down south to call.
Members also exchange stories of police abuse and protests to bolster their spirits.
This will give them courage. Now she's calling to say she has made it back safely and to ask for any news. Brother Li relates that demonstrations have been going on daily, even if on some days only a few make it to Tiananmen Square. He's using a pay phone in a kiosk, and with the vendor listening to his end of the conversation, he doesn't speak too explicitly. We've still got a lot of friends visiting town.