1998 -- China 's National Sports Commission launches its own investigation in May .
1998 -- China 's National Sports Commission commissions medical professionals to conduct interviews of over 12,000 Falun Gong practitioners in Guangdong province .
1998 -- China 's National Sports Commission launches its own investigation in May , and commissions medical professionals to conduct interviews of over 12,000 Falun Gong practitioners in Guangdong province .