The CCP uses Russian stories of Americans creating viruses in Ukraine to answer new authoritative claims that the COVID-19 virus was created in a Chinese lab.
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UK: Citing the Uyghurs, House of Lords Says “No” to Commerce with Genocidal States
The Lords told the government that anti-slavery laws did not work, and the UK by buying COVID protection equipment from Xinjiang financed a genocide.
Two “Rubao” Popular YouTube Channels Permanently Suspended
“Rubao culture” is a popular satire genre lampooning Xi Jinping and the CCP. The authors told Bitter Winter they will continue to fight.
Zhou Jinxia Did It Again: Detained for Trying to Convert Xi Jinping
The Christian activist from Dalian has been pursuing Xi since he became president of China in 2013.
Ukraine: Leading Chinese Academics “Strongly Oppose Russian War”
We translate a statement by five prominent Chinese professors that went viral on Chinese social media before being banned by the authorities. These statements are normal elsewhere, but in China they risk their careers.
Atheism in China: How the Communist Party “Proves” that God Does Not Exist
The heavily promoted book by Professor Li Shen offers “evidence” based on the old criticism of religion by Marx and Engels.
Uyghur Forced Labor Condemned by United Nations’ International Labour Organization
Despite Beijing’s denials, the U.N. agency found evidence of slave labor and even torture.
Atheism in China: Netizens Ridicule Propaganda Book
Bitter Winter reported last month about the well-publicized launch of a new book promoting atheism. But social media comments are mostly negative.
Massive Arrests of Tibetan Buddhists in Sichuan After Statue Protests
In December 2021, a megastatue of Buddha was destroyed in Luhuo (Drakgo). As protests continued, hundreds are being taken to re-education camps.
Chinese Schools: More Control by the Communist Party
A new document clarifies that the school’s CCP cell should take all important decisions, and make sure students are “educated for the Party”