In December 2022, Xi Jinping declared victory over the virus and ended the restrictive policy overnight, fearful of unprecedented protests. It caused a disaster.
Hu Zimo
Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies
The General Secretary rings your bell—and delivers a simple message: giving birth is not optional.
China’s National Procurators’ Meeting: Prosecutors as Priests of the Gospel According to Xi
The gathering reminded the officers that “constitutionalism,” “separation of powers,” and “judicial independence” are Western concepts that have no place in China.
China’s Fertility Crisis: Free Babies, Subsidized Embryos, and the Ghost of the One-Child Policy
Giving money for childbirth and in vitro fertilization, or raising VAT on condoms, will not solve a problem that is moral and cultural.
The Party Wants Your Children: China’s New Crusade in Moral Engineering
A “Symposium on the work of ideological and moral construction of minors” offered “important instructions” from Xi Jinping on how children should be indoctrinated.
Xi Jinping: AI Can Now Crush Dissent Even Before It Surfaces
In an “immensely important” speech, the CCP leader moved China to a new stage of universal digital control.
China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?
To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.
China’s New Residential Surveillance Rules: Reform or Consolidation of an Abusive System?
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
“The Battle of Penghu”: Weaponizing History, Again, for Propaganda Films About Taiwan
China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan
The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.
Hu Zimo
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