A monumental book focuses on the American years and mystical utopianism of a reformer who has been curiously rediscovered in Xi Jinping’s China
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Africa, Not Even Rhinos Are Safe from Chinese Neo-Colonialism
Trading in rhino horns is illegal and threatens the survival of the magnificent animals. Yet, China’s myth of the medicinal effectiveness of horn powder fuels a network of corruption.
Echoes of the Sacred: Jao Tsung-I’s Chinese Religion Across Five Millennia
An erudite journey through China’s spiritual imagination, where oracle bones, Daoist talismans, and Chan enlightenment form a single, continuous conversation.
China: Christian Missionary Dong Yanmei Still Detained Despite Expired Legal Deadline
Her case is based on a false accusation of “organizing others to cross the national border illegally.”
The Winter Olympics Story Beijing Does Not Want You to Read
U.S. gold medalist Alysa Liu and her Chinese family have a story of dissent, standing up for the Uyghurs, and being harassed by CCP spies.
China, You’re Never Too Old or Too Young to Fight “Cults and Illegal Religions”
In Lanzhou, children and senior citizens are recruited to become “anti-xie-jiao experts.”
The Mystical Resistance of the Surrealists in Communist China
A fascinating book shows how Surrealism, “from Mao to now,” served as a survival strategy for dissident artists—and sometimes a gateway to spirituality.
The Dark Side of the Hong Kong White Paper: Fear Grows After the Jimmy Lai Verdict
China has published a document meant to be reassuring, but that looks more like a threat.
Transnational Repression in The Hague: Amsterdam’s “Lonely Uyghur” Assaulted Inside City Hall
On February 14th, the activist was brutally attacked by Chinese security personnel, in an act reminiscent of persecution in East Turkestan.
The Luminous Nestorians: When Christianity Was Already Chinese
Political Sinicization is not the only possible or desirable form of Sinicization. A new book on Jingjiao offers an alternative.