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.
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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.
The New “Research Centre of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture”: An Anti-Western Propaganda Machine
Its aim is “to fend off the Western countries’ values and cut off their influence”—with a little help from Putin.
The Bridge Man: Where Is Peng Lifa?
One year after he hung an anti-Xi-Jinping banner on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge the whereabouts of the activist remain unknown.
The New Chinese Measures for Religious Activity Venues Come into Force on September 1: The Full Text
Even worse than the draft version, the Measures will convert places of worship into branches of the CCP propaganda system. “Bitter Winter” offers a full English translation.
Xi Jinping Deadly Serious On Creating “Second Capital” in Hebei
New guidelines for Xiong’an are being issued, while dissidents consider the political significance of the move.
The Case of Comedian Li Haoshi, Detained for a Joke, Is Far from Over
His whereabouts are unknown, but all companies associated with him are being fined or prohibited from working, and other comedians are prudently closing shop.
Xi Jinping: Beijing’ National Art Museum Is Not Socialist Enough
If you believe the mission of the NAMOC is to showcase the best Chinese art you are wrong, the President says. It should teach visitors the “correct political orientation.”
China, Beware of the New Anti-Espionage Law
With the new rules, all those who send abroad news the CCP does not like may be considered “spies”—including “Bitter Winter” reporters.
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