Master Lu Junhong died on November 10, 2021. The Buddhist movement continues to flourish—and to be persecuted.
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New Law Will Bring All Charities in China Under Police Control
It is time for “all charitable work to be put under the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party,” the amended Charity Law proclaims.
Street Evangelist Chen Wensheng Arrested for the Umpteenth Time
The former drug addict and popular character among Chinese Christians is in jail again in Hunan. He has been detained more than 100 times.
China, Patriotic Catholic Church Supports the Repression of Falun Gong
A statement of 2001 applauding the bloody crackdown on practitioners has been republished this month.
Ye Zhong: The Mysterious Death of a Fuzhou Human Rights Activist
While in custody, Ye Zhong allegedly died of “sudden myocardial infarction.” His wife “disappeared.”
The New “Research Centre of Xi Jinping Thought on Culture”: An Anti-Western Propaganda Machine
Its aim is “to fend off the Western countries’ values and cut off their influence”—with a little help from Putin.
“When Marx Met Confucius”: The Film Xi Jinping Wants You to See
A propaganda movie, promoted by the Chinese President himself, shows Marx agreeing with Confucius and both (not surprisingly) agreeing with Xi Jinping.
A New Tort in China: “Bullying Xi Jinping”
CCP trolls persuaded YouTube that the Chinese President is “bullied and harassed” by humorous songs about him, which were taken down.
Pastor of Banned Xiamen’s Xunsiding Church and Wife Should Pay a Fine of $55,000
The historical house church was liquidated in 2019 but its pastor Yang Xibo and his family continue to be harassed.
Christian School Raided and Shut Down in Henan
Those running Yabo Academy in Jinshui district of Zhengzhou city were also hit by the maximum fine, 200,000 yuan (more than $27,000).