To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.
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Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: How to Atomize a Nation Without Firing a Shot
A new book by Alexsia T. Chan claims that discrimination against internal migrant workers is not an accident but a strategy.
China’s New Residential Surveillance Rules: Reform or Consolidation of an Abusive System?
The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents.
Holger Chen’s Shanghai Sojourn: A Taiwanese Influencer Under Influence
A study by Li Hou-chen in “Lingua Sinica” examines how China’s VIP guests are outmaneuvered and manipulated to further CCP propaganda.
Tourism as Treason: Pastor Sun Chenghao Sentenced to Four and a Half Years for a Trip
He traveled to Korea’s Jeju Island with friends. Nobody escaped. All returned. But it was enough to go to jail.
Rice Against Riot Shields: Places of Worship Bulldozed in Southern China
A folk temple in Hainan and a Yao ethnic clan hall in Guangxi were destroyed. This time, a protest erupted.
Kazakhstan’s Detention of Xinjiang Witnesses: Beijing’s Long Arm Reaches Across the Border
Protesting against China now results in activists being detained—and held in a unclear legal situation.
“The Battle of Penghu”: Weaponizing History, Again, for Propaganda Films About Taiwan
China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
Roses Are Red, Loyalty Is Too: How China Weaponizes Love
“Religion, Secularism, and Love” by Ting Guo is about the political use of the world’s oldest control tool.
The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian
The Three-Self Church is not a real church but a political propaganda agency. Leaving it, however, exposes one to the risk of being arrested.