Followers of Buddhism and Taoism, two traditional Chinese religions, face ruthless suppression at the hands of authorities for defending their religious liberties.
Wang Yong
550+ Church of Almighty God Members Arrested in 4 Months
Adherents to this banned religious movement, a key target of CCP’s persecutions, were taken into custody in Jiangxi, Henan, and Guangdong provinces.
Unregistered Catholics Told to Obey CCP or Face Consequences
As the Vatican-China Deal of 2018 expires this month, priests refusing to join the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association are threatened with more restrictions.
A Thousand-Year-Old Tibetan Buddhist Temple Destroyed in Shanxi
The Fuyun Temple in the northern province of Shanxi was demolished after several attempts by the government to rectify it.
Ancestral Temples Turned into Communist Party Propaganda Bases
Communist ideology continues to invade places of worship across China, as folk religion temples are repurposed to propagate President Xi’s Thought.
Hunt for Unsanctioned Religious Materials Continues Nationwide
Provincial and municipal governments intensify measures to purge from state-run churches all publications that are not approved by the state.
Unregistered Catholic Priests Pressured into Patriotic Church
As the Vatican-China Deal of 2018 expires in September, the CCP intensifies persecution of Catholic conscientious objectors through harassment and indoctrination.
Buddhist Books Further Purged from Temples and Libraries
The CCP continues its nationwide drive to clear out all unauthorized or foreign-published Buddhist materials, burning and otherwise destroying them.
Protestants, Catholics Stifled to Curb ‘Foreign Infiltration’
Amid escalating tensions with Western democracies, China’s regime incites nationalist sentiment among residents, cracks down on religions as “foreign agents.”
Three-Self Church Venues Demolished or Repurposed
Officials suppressed state-approved Protestant venues in Jiangxi Province using a variety of pretexts—for being “dilapidated” or “too eye-catching.”
Wang Yong
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