After the CCP ordered a crackdown on religious statues, many were modified in bizarre ways as this was the only alternative to destruction. Bitter Winter here collects several typical cases for our readers.
“Art” to Prevent Demolition: A National Catastrophe for Religious Statues
Fearing Family Clans, CCP Eliminates Ancestral Halls
Tongcheng county government in Hubei Province launched a coordinated crackdown against folk religions by repurposing family shrines built to honor ancestors.
More House Churches Subjected to Violent Attacks and Seizures
The Chinese regime spares no effort in assaulting places of worship that are not under its control to force them into joining the official Three-Self Church.
Jiangsu Province Launches New Crackdown on Christianity
To implement direct orders from President Xi Jinping, the Jiangsu provincial government started in July a new targeted campaign in five cities.
Testimonies
More Bizarre Alterations of Buddhist and Taoist Statues
The CCP is reaching new highs of “creativity” in crushing religious belief, by revamping statues of Buddha and Lao-Tzu to look like Chinese emperors and writers.
State-Run Churches Shut Down and Ruined, Congregations Merged
The CCP deploys all possible means to reduce the number of Three-Self churches, forcing congregations to sign handover agreements and manipulating them otherwise.
Portraits, Statues of Mao and Xi Replace Deities in Temples
To save Buddhist and Taoist temples from demolition, believers hide or remove religious statues, replace them with images of China’s past and current leaders.
29-Meter-Tall Shakyamuni Buddha Sculpture Blown up in Jilin
Outdoor religious statues continue to be destryed across China, local officials in charge threated to be dismissed if they disobey the central government orders.
Op-eds
Inside the Shenzhen Family Suicide (III): CCP’s Nazi-Style Propaganda
The third in a series of three articles about an incident used by CCP propaganda to justify its persecution of The Church of Almighty God.
Inside the Shenzhen Family Suicide (II): Political Driving Force Behind Fake Case
The second in a series of three articles about an incident used by CCP propaganda to justify its persecution of The Church of Almighty God.
Interviews
Something Is Rotten in the State of Saudis: Non-Muslim Chinese Allowed Into Mecca
Uyghur refugee Tahir Imim reveals to Bitter Winter a major Muslim scandal—and evidence of the pervasive CCP influence on Arab countries
Miracle in Istanbul: A Uyghur School in the Turkish Exile
An interview with Lokman Hira’i, a self-taught teacher who keeps alive Uyghur language and culture among refugee children and teenagers in Istanbul.
Featured
Mongolian Buddhism: Under the Shadow of the CCP
Since 2012, Buddhists in Mongolia are without an officially recognized Jebtsundamba, their local leader. Beijing claims Mongolia should only enthrone a CCP-friendly Jebtsundamba – or else.
Documents
The Repression of Uyghurs and Other Muslim Minorities in China
The text of Ms. Sawut’s speech at the June 20, 2019, conference in Seoul, The Long Arm of the Dragon, co-organized by Bitter Winter.
A Letter of the European Freedom of Religion or Belief Roundtable in Support of the Asylum Seekers of The Church of Almighty God
A letter to all members of the EU Parliament in Brussels, regarding members of the new religious movement and the persecution they suffer in China.
Persecution of Chinese Refugees of The Church of Almighty God in South Korea Should Not Start Again
Hundreds of CAG members have escaped to South Korea, where they are seeking refugee status.
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