A key figure of the dissident artist movement and a member of the Beijing Holy Love Fellowship House Church, he was repeatedly detained and tortured.
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Xi Jinping Wants to “Sinicize” Sociology and Philosophy As Well
As usual, “Sinicization” means separating from Western ideas and be “guided by Marxism” and the CCP.
China Tries to Erase the History—of 2022
Keeping filmmaker Chen Pinlin in jail is part of a massive effort to cancel all traces of the victorious fight of students and citizens that compelled the CCP to abandon the “Zero COVID” policy.
China Discovers a New “Cult,” “Fan Circle Culture”
The rhetoric of “xie jiao” and “brainwashing” is used to crack down on fan clubs of sport and entertainment celebrities
New Law: What Is Secret in China? It’s a Secret
The new Law on Guarding State Secrets comes into effect on May 1. It expands the field of secrets to everything the CCP decides is a secret.
Lunar New Year Vacation Homework for Chinese Religions: Teach the “Five Identifications”
The United Front told the leaders of the five authorized religions that holidays should be an opportunity to teach believers to identify with China, the CCP, and socialism.
China: Guidelines Instruct Religions How to Implement the New Patriotic Education Law
The key statute on domestic indoctrination is in force since January 1. Now religions are told how they should enforce it. We offer a full English translation of the Guidelines.
Beyond the Volkswagen Scandal: Clean Bills of Health on China’s Slave Labor Are “All” False
Employees of the consultancy firm Löning rebelled against a report falsely certifying that Volkswagen did not use slave labor in Xinjiang. But the problem is much broader.
Xiao Liang: Dissident Painter Was Sentenced to 1 Year and 3 Months in Jail
His crime was that he painted a portrait of Peng Lifa, the man who hung banners with anti-Xi-Jinping slogans on a bridge in Beijing.
“Patriotic Education Law”: Xi Jinping’s Great Indoctrination Plan (Now Including Taiwan and the Diaspora)
The Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved a new version of the much-awaited statute, hailed as one of the most important new Chinese laws.
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