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Germany Has Deported Sister Zhao Back to China

Germany Has Deported Sister Zhao Back to China

Ignoring appeals by the Red Cross and several NGOs, Germany has forcibly deported Sister Zhao, a member of The Church of Almighty God, back to China on August 31. She is unaccounted for since. Bitter Winter has reported repeatedly on the case of Sister Zhao Xueliang,...

Why China Persecutes Falun Gong

Why China Persecutes Falun Gong

Falun Gong, banned and persecuted in China, is described by the authorities as the quintessential xie jiao (“heterodox teaching”). Yet, until 1996, Falun Gong was hailed by the regime as a positive contributor to China’s physical and moral welfare. What happened in...

Pressure Increases on Tibetan Buddhists

Pressure Increases on Tibetan Buddhists

As part of the recent crackdown on religion, one of the top CCP officials visited Tibet and demanded absolute loyalty from monks—or else Wang Yang, regarded as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s fourth highest ranking official, visited Tibet on August 26 and 27, and...

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