Ignoring international criticism, a new document declares victory against extremism, separatism, and non-Sinicized religion.
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The Central Committee Unveils Beijing’s New Ideological Rulebook
A document hailed as a key propaganda program for the next decade has been released by the Central Committee
China’s Draft Law on Ethnic Unity Threatens Minorities—and Religions Too
Religious organizations are explicitly included among the agencies that should mandatorily spread the nationalist one-China myth.
Shenyang Youth Fellowship: Four Released, One Rearrested
Brother Wang Xiangchao was detained again on September 26. Pastor Mingdao remains in jail—allegations of torture continue.
Buddhism with Chinese Characteristics? “Metamorphosis of Buddhism in China’s New Era”
A new book discusses how Xi Jinping’s regime uses Buddhism as a cultural and propaganda resource, and Buddhist communities try to take advantage of it.
Genocide in Southern Mongolia: The Return of a Buried History
The Cultural Revolution was a genocidal time in what China calls Inner Mongolia. Today, it’s a cultural genocide.
Red Is the New Sacred: Xi’s Gospel of Sinicization
On September 29, Xi Jinping personally presided a Politburo special study session on religion.
Tantra, Translation, and 20th-Century China: A Seductive Look at Esoteric Buddhism
Wei Wu’s new book offers a window into a captivating, enigmatic, and mostly unfamiliar aspect of Chinese Buddhism.
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.