Government-controlled churches offer books on the “red revolution,” biographies of leaders, and other secular works to advance the “sinicization” of religion.
Yang Xiangwen
Banning Islamic Books, Closing Schools Comes to Hebei
Not only Muslims in Xinjiang face persecution. China cracks down on Muslims near Beijing, targets mosque for women, as faithful hide their precious books.
Chinese State Will Photograph You in Your Own Home
“Operation Knocking on Doors” sends officers to photograph believers under false pretexts, part of a broader surveillance system to track religious everywhere.
China Confiscating Passports, Restricting Outbound Travel
The targets of these restrictions include teachers and health-care workers, in addition to low-level civil servants.
Underground Catholic Churches Forced to the Catacombs
Reminiscent of early Christians, Chinese Catholics must move in secret and meet in out-of-the-way places, while priests face arrest if caught.
“Blame the Foreigners” Method Used to Oppose Religion
Chinese government is using foreign religious missionaries as a justification to its efforts of suppressing belief.
Yang Xiangwen
Uses a pseudonym for security reasons.