The CCP intensifies crackdowns against Buddhists and Taoist outdoor statues by removing or modifying them. Even the smallest religious symbols must go.
Wang Anyang
Political Courses for Clergy, Patriotic Songs for Believers
Pastors and preachers of state-run Three-Self Church are forced to undergo political re-education, as the CCP is intensifying efforts to “sinicize” Christianity.
Accused of “Foreign Infiltration,” Japanese Jehovah’s Witnesses Deported
CCP is surveilling and arresting foreign missionaries across China as part of a nationwide campaign, forcing believers to meet in hiding and conceal their faith.
Primary Schools Indoctrinate Children to Hate Religion
As part of their curricula, the young are taught at schools that believing in God is abnormal; teachers encourage them to report on their religious relatives.
More Than 1,200 Buddhist Statues Removed
In the northeastern provinces of Liaoning and Jilin, CCP is intensifying its campaign against large outdoor religious symbols.
Even Travelers Investigated for Religious Infiltration
Municipal governments are intensifying measures against foreigners and anyone with ties abroad suspected of using Christianity to “subvert the regime.”
Church Leaders Under Tight Control: Must Ask to Travel
Even personal travel to visit relatives requires permission, and detailed itineraries must be submitted. Failure to comply can result in churches being closed.
Teachers in the Vanguard of Creating Atheist Society
China reinforces the ban on “religious or feudal” ideas, re-education of religious teachers, to ensure students remain ignorant of all except Marxism.
Buddhist Statues Disappearing Throughout China
Images and videos of Buddhist statues being destroyed or covered keep flooding in – seemingly with no end in sight.
Comprehensive Crackdowns for “Social Stability”
Fear of mass protests in China is leading to total surveillance, ideological control, and suppression of dissidents and human rights groups.
Wang Anyang
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.