The not-so-successful film “Volunteer Army: Heroes Attack” is being used to indoctrinate future Taoist clergy on the evil of U.S. “aggressions.”
He Yuyan
Even Taoists Are Being “Sinicized”: Shanghai Hosted the “First Forum on Sinicization of Taoism”
Taoism is quintessentially Chinese. The campaign confirms that “Sinicizing” religion does not mean making it more Chinese, but more subservient to the CCP.
China’s “Query System for Islamic, Catholic, and Christian Clergy,” Another Tool for Repression
After the one for Buddhist monks and Taoist priests, a new data base will allow the authorities to identify priests, pastors, and imams not controlled by the CCP.
Wenzhou, Parents Asked to Sign a “Kindergarten Family Commitment Not to Believe in Religion”
In the mandator statement, they promise to educate their children to socialism and atheism.
The “Buddhist and Taoist Clergy Database,” Another CCP Imposture
Advertised as a tool against fraudulent “false monks,” it will in fact also help cracking down on Buddhist monks and Taoist priests not controlled by the CCP.
Christian from Wenzhou Prosecuted in Sichuan
Lin Xuesui wanted to be a missionary. He has ended up being a prisoner of conscience.
Yarchen Gar Buddhist Novice Nuns Deported Back to Tibet for “Reeducation”
Because of quotas limiting the number of nuns in Tibet, they went to the large monastery in Sichuan. The long arm of the CCP found them there.
Sichuan Tibetan Intellectual Sentenced to Four and a Half Years in Jail
Tudan Lödup (Luo Zhu) defended the use of Tibetan language. He has been sentenced for “separatism.”
Go Sherab Gyatso: Prominent Tibetan Monk Tortured in Jail
Well-known as author and lecturer, Go Sherab Gyatso was sentenced to ten years in November 2021.
Massive Arrests of Tibetan Buddhists in Sichuan After Statue Protests
In December 2021, a megastatue of Buddha was destroyed in Luhuo (Drakgo). As protests continued, hundreds are being taken to re-education camps.
He Yuyan
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