The Pope is widely criticized for his statement that “the Agreement is good and I hope it can be renewed.” Not renewing it may be a problem, too.
The Vatican-China Agreement and Pope Francis: To Renew or Not To Renew?
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CNKI: China Purges World’s Largest Academic Database
All its 60 million articles were pre-screened by censors. Yet, the CCP is now afraid they may be used by China’s critics.
Abe Shinzo: The Best Friend of the Uyghurs
A Uyghur activist remembers how much the assassinated Japanese ex-Prime Minister did for the case of the oppressed and persecuted minority.
Xinjiang: Xi Jinping Launches “Phase Two” of Repression
The President’s recent visit to Xinjiang, where he promised to enforce a “Marxist view of religion,” is reminiscent of Scipio sowing the city of Carthage with salt.
China Exploits the Abe Assassination to Justify Its Repression of “Illegal” Religion
“If you persecute non-official religions, nobody can make donations to them, and donors’ relatives will not protest by assassinating people”
Yang Rongli: Sola Fide Golden Lampstand’s Female Preacher Denied Treatment for Diabetes in Jail
Her family and co-religionists are afraid that Yang Rongli may “die of natural causes” before trial.
Chi Jie: Death of Tibetan Activist in Jail Confirmed After Six Years
The authorities have now admitted that Chi Jie died in jail of “old age”—or was he tortured to death?
Is Tibet Finally Going the Way of Xinjiang?
What happened in East Turkestan is being replicated in the Tibet Autonomous Region at an accelerating pace.
China’s New Law Targets Those Protesting Abroad Against Chinese Sport Teams
How will exactly Beijing authorities try to enforce art. 120 of the new Sports Law? Perhaps international sport authorities will do the job for the CCP, and forbid the protests themselves.
James Su Zhimin: Celebrating the Birthday of a Catholic Bishop Who May Be Dead
The popular Bishop of Baoding would have turned 90 earlier this month—but nobody has seen him since 2003.