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Drawing of a bearded person with a bare chest and one arm extended, showing a line of acupuncture points along the arm and torso.
Acupuncture chart from traditional Chinese medicine. (Image: Welcome Collection).

Chinese medicine practitioner George Long is arrested.

1972

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Acupuncture chart from traditional Chinese medicine. (Image: Welcome Collection).

Long is released on bail with a pending trial. Soon after Long's arrest, more than 20 other acupuncturists and acupuncture clinics are arrested and/or shut down. Almost all are run by Chinese immigrants.