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.
Hu Zimo
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.
China’s National Religious Groups Joint Conference: “Preach the Two Sessions”
The important gathering of the government-controlled religious bodies called for an emphasis on the latest documents of the regime in sermons and study groups.
Expanding the Notion of Xie Jiao in China: Now Even Reformed Christians Are “Cultists”
The case of Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church confirms that the category of “organizations promoting heterodox teachings” may be expanded at the authorities’ will.
China’s Ministry of Public Security Reports Increased Anti-Religious Repression in 2024
Besides police activity and arrests, the Ministry claims it organized 56,000 events against “xie jiao” during the year, reaching more than 17 million citizens.
CCP’s Chinese New Year Wishes to Religions: Get Ready for Even More Control
A symposium promises for the coming year more “Sinicization” and surveillance of all religions.
China’s Grand Proposal: Let Us Be Responsible for Protecting Your Data
The “Global Cross-border Data Flow Cooperation Initiative” introduced at the 2024 World Internet Conference is a dangerous tool of Chinese imperialism and international surveillance.
An Epidemic of Murders in China: The Zhang Xianzhong Effect
As evidenced by the killing of 35 in Zhuhai in November, increasingly assassins target randomly selected victims they do not know. The regime believes a 17th-century rebel may inspire them.
“Red Cultural Education” for Clergy of All Religions in China
For seven days, clergy was taken around Henan to pay homage to CCP heroes and learn that “Xi Jinping’s thought on culture is profound, logically rigorous, and of great significance.”
Hu Zimo
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.