Why do magistrates from a democratic country continue serving as overseas judges in Hong Kong, where they participate in the CCP’s repression?
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From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion
China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam endangers India’s water security, ecology, and strategic stability, extending aggression from borders to rivers.
Raided and Terrorized: China Cracks Down Again on Life Zen Temple
A member who escaped abroad reports to “Bitter Winter” the terror of the new raids against an idiosyncratic but peaceful new religious movement.
All Sphere (Word of Life) “Born Again” Churches Raided Throughout China
A nationwide police operation is underway against a movement that has been criticized for its focus on emotional displays, but remains similar to mainstream Pentecostalism.
A Faith Under Siege: Pastor Ma Chao and the Struggle of Guangzhou’s Guangfu Church
A sobering 20th anniversary for a house church facing continuous persecution and the repeated detention of its pastor.
China, Forget “Mr.” and “Ms.”—Back to “Comrade”
The “People’s Daily” urges the Chinese to return to Communist ways of address.
China’s Transnational Repression: Australia Arrests Woman Who Spied on Guan Yin Citta
Not for the first time, a Chinese agent is caught red-handed harassing abroad a religious movement the CCP regards as a “cult.”
Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 4. Shifting Sands
Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate Taoism in Taiwan continue. However, Taiwanese see China and the CCP with growing mistrust.
Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 3. Ready to Mobilize?
The CCP would like to use Taiwanese Quanzhen Taoists for its purposes. However, it encounters an obstacle in the very structure of Taiwan’s Taoism.
Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 2. International Ambitions
It is not about religion only. There are investment programs and direct pro-Chinese political action abroad.