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Bitter Winter

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Gu Qi

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An Inner Mongolian herds sheep on a grassland.

09/15/2020 Gu Qi

Southern Mongolian Herders Further Suppressed

As the CCP’s drive to wipe out Mongolian culture intensifies, new measures are planned to ban livestock grazing—an integral part of the traditional nomadic lifestyle.

The statue of Shakyamuni in Baotou city in Inner Mongolia.

01/06/2020 Gu Qi

Will the Hidden Buddha Statues Reappear?

Temples and scenic areas in Inner Mongolia, Fujian, and Liaoning forced to conceal from view outdoor Buddhist statues amid CCP’s nationwide drive to eradicate them.

Buddhist statue in Baiqi town

11/29/2019 Gu Qi

Eliminating Buddhism by Razing Statues of Deities

Local governments throughout China intensify efforts to annihilate Buddhist symbols, suppressing believers and spending a lot of money in the process.

Banners and panels, promoting the campaign to “eradicate pornography and illegal publications,” were displayed in Zhengzhou city’s Fengzhuang Church.

10/21/2019 Gu Qi

CCP Increases Control Over Printed Religious Materials

As part of the campaign “to eradicate pornography and illegal publications,” the state targets religious venues, imposes more bans on publications.

Government officials are inspecting publications in a bookstore in Guangdong Province.

09/14/2019 Gu Qi

CCP Tightens Restrictions on Religious Publications  

Under stiffening laws, printing houses are threatened with fines for publishing anything religion-related. Mailing or buying religious books is prohibited, too.

The original appearance of Jiupeng Plaza on Islamic Cultural Street.

09/13/2019 Gu Qi

Islamic Culture Vanishes from the Streets of Inner Mongolia

The CCP continues to annihilate Muslim traditions from the Hui people-inhabited areas by demolishing Islamic architecture and symbols; no signs in Arabic are allowed.

The deputy director of the Religious Affairs Bureau is inspecting and guiding the work to eradicate pornography and illegal publications.

05/30/2019 Gu Qi

Books on Religion Branded Harmful, Handled as Pornography

The crackdown on religious publications intensifies in Inner Mongolia, officials inspecting postal packages, burning books, and censoring online communication. 

A worker is installing loudspeakers in Zhenping county

02/24/2019 Gu Qi

“Modern” Religious Tyranny: Return of Village Loudspeakers

China adopts a back-to-the-future tactic, reintroducing Cultural Revolution-era sound systems to deliver constant Communist Party propaganda.

Implementing online surveillance to restrict religious beliefs (a photo from WeChat).

02/16/2019 Gu Qi

“Cleaning up Gang Crime” Means Crackdown on Faith

On orders from the top, local governments are investigating workers, threatening to cut pensions, and restricting social media. Examples from Inner Mongolia.

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