Wei Wu’s new book offers a window into a captivating, enigmatic, and mostly unfamiliar aspect of Chinese Buddhism.
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Were the Chinese Originally Monotheists? New Light on an Ancient Missionary Debate
A dazzling little book by Chen Huaiyu shows how Baroque-era Jesuits and 19th-century Protestant missionaries scoured Chinese texts for signs of a pristine monotheism.
An Uyghur’s True Story: A Family Destroyed After the Concentration Camps
He returned from the camps to find his family gone. Now, his story demands justice.
Patent Filings Reveal the Extent of China’s Global Cyber Espionage
Hafnium, a government-backed hacking group, is patenting technology to access Apple computers, cell phones, and smart home devices.
The Party in Your Living Room: China’s New Architecture of Everyday Control
An essential new report by the Mercator Institute reveals how the Chinese Communist Party combines Marxism and high-tech to control all features of daily life.
Repression Rekindled: Yiguandao Faces Renewed Crackdown in China
In Guangdong and Shandong, authorities vow to show “no tolerance” to the redemptive religious movement.
Decoding the Hyena’s Masquerade: In China and Beyond
How a young Indian writer used animal allegory to reveal the nature of power and expose the political realities of the brutal Chinese regime.
From Brothers to Betrayers: Turkish Journalists Join China’s Propaganda Chorus
For the first time, visitors from a free society joined Beijing’s staged tours of “Xinjiang.” Their words cannot cover up genocide.
Salt Typhoon and UNC4841: Chinese Cyber Espionage Targets Mobile Phones
Two state-backed Chinese hacking groups accessed the mobile phones of more than one million Americans and even hacked court-authorized wiretapping.
Holy Firewalls: China’s New Rules for Online Clergy Conduct
Regulations published on September 15 significantly restrict religious content online. “Bitter Winter” provides a complete English translation of the rules.