The model tightens ideological discipline and expands monitoring, while temples quietly resist pressure to preach political doctrine rather than classical cultivation.
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China’s Patriotic Catholic Church Promotes the Ethnic Unity Law
The official Catholic body promotes with zeal a law internationally condemned while ignoring the Papal encyclical that the rest of the Catholic world is discussing.
The Hague City Council Bans Pro-Chinese Lantern Festival
Following the aggression against the Lonely Uyghur, the “City of Peace and Justice” severed Beijing’s propaganda arm.
When “Autonomy” Means Obedience: China’s New “Social Sciences With Chinese Characteristics”
A CCP manifesto reveals how scholarship is being redesigned as an instrument of ideological discipline.
China, Christian Prisoners of Conscience Denied Access to the Bible
The case of the imprisoned leaders of Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church shows that inmates’ right to receive non-illegal reading material does not extend to the Sacred Scripture.
“Magnifica Humanitas” and Xi Jinping’s Thought on AI: Same Problem, Different Solutions
A CCP essay and a papal encyclical both warn about AI’s promise and peril, yet their moral universes could not be farther apart.
When the Camera Turns Away: Carol Guzy and Amsterdam’s Lonely Uyghur
The American photographer won an award in Amsterdam. The Uyghur activist has a message for the Dutch media.
Yayáng Church Reduced to Rubble in Wenzhou
A major Protestant community loses its sanctuary as authorities complete a longprepared operation.
Denied Even the Minimum: A Falun Gong Prisoner Stripped of Basic Rights in Shandong
Shandong Women’s Prison has cut Feng Guichun off from communication and essential purchases since 2025, imposing punitive isolation and leaving her in deteriorating health.
When Uyghur Culture Becomes “Extremism”: From Doppa to Hijab
A clear trend appears in Beijing’s policies: any cultural aspect that visibly expresses Uyghur identity is gradually targeted and suppressed.









