Religious organizations are explicitly included among the agencies that should mandatorily spread the nationalist one-China myth.
Hu Zimo
(Further) Politicizing the Army: China’s New Military Regulations
While corruption is real, fighting it is also used as a pretext to tighten the Party’s control over the military.
China Is Now Giving Money to Encourage Couples to Have More Children
The reversal of the disastrous one-child policy is remarkable. However, the regime still refuses to admit that the brutal enforcement of that policy was a crime.
“Crippled from the Top”: Why Chinese Authoritarianism Is Bad for the Economy Too
In a new book, renowned historian Wu Si debunks the myth that the CCP’s totalitarianism hinders human rights but promotes economic growth.
“Rule of Law on Religious Work” Now Imposed on All Religions
United Front chief Li Ganjie has indicated the doctrine announced in April by top CCP ideologist Wang Huning as mandatory.
China Uses Artificial Intelligence to Eliminate References to the Tiananmen Square Massacre
Documents leaked to Australia’s ABC reveal an unprecedented effort to erase any mention of, or even reference to, the tragedy.
The Chinese Communist Party Insists: Marxism Is Compatible with Prosperity
Once again, Xi Jinping and the CCP have no patience with those who claim China’s economy and its proliferation of millionaires are not Marxist.
The White Paper on National Security: Propaganda, Threats, and Promises to Fight “Religious Extremism”
A mammoth document both praises the CCP’s work in the security field and calls for a more severe repression of groups identified as national security threats.
Wang Huning on Religion: Enforce “Rule of Law on Religious Work”
The CCP’s top ideologist discusses Xi Jinping’s “unique scientific understanding” of religion and how it should be used to support the Party’s domestic and global aims.
Religious Activities by Foreigners in China: New Restrictions from May 1
We publish a short comment and a translation of the new and more restrictive Order no. 23 published on April 1 by the State Administration for Religious Affairs.
Hu Zimo
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.