A new book discusses how Xi Jinping’s regime uses Buddhism as a cultural and propaganda resource, and Buddhist communities try to take advantage of it.
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Genocide in Southern Mongolia: The Return of a Buried History
The Cultural Revolution was a genocidal time in what China calls Inner Mongolia. Today, it’s a cultural genocide.
Decoding the Hyena’s Masquerade: In China and Beyond
How a young Indian writer used animal allegory to reveal the nature of power and expose the political realities of the brutal Chinese regime.
The World is Risking a Uyghur Srebrenica
Three decades ago, a physical genocide was committed in the heart of Europe amid international indifference. In China, a cultural genocide is still being perpetrated amid the same international indifference.
Powdered Diplomacy: China, Drugs, and the Sinaloa Cartel
One of the largest anti-drug operations in U.S. history raises disturbing questions about Beijing’s complicity with international organized crime.
China Gives a False History Lesson to Australia
Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian uses World War II for propaganda purposes, but the true reality of the events was quite different.
Red Flags and Red Herrings: FECRIS’ Curious Crusade for China
China reprints an article by a FECRIS board member from an obscure Italian publication to prove that “foreign media” fully support its propaganda.
From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion
China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam endangers India’s water security, ecology, and strategic stability, extending aggression from borders to rivers.
All Sphere (Word of Life) “Born Again” Churches Raided Throughout China
A nationwide police operation is underway against a movement that has been criticized for its focus on emotional displays, but remains similar to mainstream Pentecostalism.
Weaponizing Water: Why the New World’s Largest Dam in Tibet Threatens India—and Tibetans
Inaugurated on July 19, the dam on the Yarlung Tsangpo River will have a devastating ecological impact on Tibet and allow China to manipulate water flows against India.