In Guangdong and Shandong, authorities vow to show “no tolerance” to the redemptive religious movement.
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Chinese Communist Party Launches a Campaign Labeling Bodhi Gong as a “Criminal Gang”
Further police repression against the Qigong-based movement is likely to follow.
Shuiyuexing: Another UFO Religion Repressed as a Xie Jiao in China
Police are searching for members of a Taiwan-based mix of Scientology and UFO lore across the country.
New Crackdown on Yiguandao in Guangdong
Both local and visiting Taiwanese believers were arrested and charged with being part of a “xie jiao,” although Yiguandao is not in the official list of banned movements.
Bodhi Gong Believers Sentenced in Inner Mongolia
The Qigong group, which the authorities failed to eradicate, continues to be active and persecuted in several provinces.
CCP Uses Lingyan Temple History to Insist Buddhism Should be “Sinicized,” Too
The false historical theory that Buddhism and temples flourished in China when they accepted to be controlled by the state is used to ask them to serve the CCP.
Taiwan’s Yiguandao Believers Arrested as “Cultists” when Visiting China
On December 26, Taipei’s Mainland Affairs Council warned that the anti-xie-jiao Article 300 of the Criminal Code is now enforced against Yiguandao although it is not in any official xie jiao list.
Two Years After Leader’s Death, CCP Admits Guan Yin Chitta Is Still Active in China
Master Lu Junhong died on November 10, 2021. The Buddhist movement continues to flourish—and to be persecuted.
New Campaign for “Sinicization of Buddhism” Starts in China
Chinese Buddhist temples and monasteries are told they should “Sinicize,” meaning “implement the spirit of the 20th Congress of CCP and Xi Jinping Thought.”
Bodhi Gong Believers Sentenced in Shandong
The crackdown on the Buddhist qigong movement founded by Grandmaster JinBodhi continues.
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