The IndieChina Film Festival in New York was sabotaged by a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by the Chinese government.
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“Silent Honor”: China’s Latest TV Drama Turns Spies into Saints—and Taiwan into a Sentimental Target
It’s not just espionage chic. The Ministry of State Security developed a script that evoked strong feelings about the “unavoidable” reunification.
The World Conference on China Studies: CCP’s Global Academic Rebranding Campaign
Moving from “Sinology” to “China Studies” signals Beijing’s attempt to control and manipulate international scholars—some of whom are happy to cooperate.
China’s Draft Law on Ethnic Unity Threatens Minorities—and Religions Too
Religious organizations are explicitly included among the agencies that should mandatorily spread the nationalist one-China myth.
(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.
Hu Zimo
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