The model tightens ideological discipline and expands monitoring, while temples quietly resist pressure to preach political doctrine rather than classical cultivation.
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Yayáng Church Reduced to Rubble in Wenzhou
A major Protestant community loses its sanctuary as authorities complete a longprepared operation.
When Even Taoism Must Be “Sinicized”
A Beijing training course shows once more that Sinicization means Party control, not Chinese culture.
China’s New Front Line Against “Illegal Religion”: Primary School Classrooms
A campaign in Lishui, Zhejiang, shows how the fight against “heterodox teachings” now targets even young pupils.
Zhejiang: Five-Day Police Operation in Wenzhou Targets Christians
A new massive crackdown against house churches and those who resisted the removal of religious symbols.
Zhejiang: Pastor Huang Yizi Arrested Again
The veteran Christian dissident has been arrested for the third time since 2014. He has faced continuous police harassment for eleven years.
Pope Francis Dies, Chinese Catholics Mourn—The Red War Dead of Nanjing
Only two lines on the website of the Chinese Catholic Church about the Pope’s death. Instead, they celebrated the 76th anniversary of the Communist victory in Nanjing.
Catholic Church in China: The Strange Case of Bishop Ji Weizhong
Once again, the CCP announced it had “elected” a bishop three months before the Pope appointed him. The Papal mandate was not mentioned in the consecration ceremony.
Taiwanese, Western Taoist Priests Ordained by the CCP-Controlled China Taoist Association
Likely in perfect good faith, newly ordained priests from Europe, America, Taiwan, and democratic Asian countries in fact now “represent” a Chinese body under Party supervision.
Tiandao Forum: Business as Usual for the Pro-CCP Catholic Diocese of Beijing
Some had expressed hopes that Auxiliary Bishop Zhen Xuebin, consecrated with Papal approval, would change something. But the Forum was CCP propaganda as usual.
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