As coronavirus lockdowns are being lifted across China, businesses in some provinces can only reopen if they display government-supporting propaganda slogans.
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Decoding China’s Disinformation on COVID-19
As the CCP controls public opinion with propaganda to depict itself as “the great power defeating the epidemic,” many Chinese learn to read between the lines.
Coronavirus, China Kept It Secret for Six Fatal Days
The CCP realized a pandemic was developing on January 13. In a secret meeting on January 14, it decided not to disclose the information, until January 20. The move costed the world tens of thousands of deaths.
Believers Denied Religious Services Online Amid the Pandemic
The CCP intensified censorship to prevent believers from practicing their faith online, as religious gatherings were prohibited during the coronavirus outbreak.
In China, All Calls for Freedom Lead to Punishment
The death of Li Wenliang, the whistleblower Wuhan doctor, stirred an online rebellion in China. But the regime promptly quashed people’s demands for free speech.
Crosses Removed from Numerous State-Run Protestant Churches
Though approved by the government, Three-Self churches are not guaranteed protection from the state, and they often become targets of religious persecution.
China’s Online Censors Hide Truth with Government’s Lies
A “posts’ deletion officer” who removes comments online that the CCP deems unfavorable to its regime, shares the details of his daily work.
At Least 150 Temples Demolished in Shaanxi Province
Bitter Winter continuously receives reports about the regime’s attacks on Buddhist and Taoist temples, which are destroyed, sealed-off, or repurposed.
Pandemic or Not, Love for the Communist Party Must Come First
The Chinese government continues indoctrinating students with socialist ideology, forces citizens to study Xi Jinping Thought.
Paving the Way for the Bible According to the CCP
Religious texts not approved by the state, including the Bible, are confiscated from churches and believers, replaced with socialist propaganda.