On December 9, 2018, the Chinese Communist Party believed it had destroyed Pastor Wang Yi’s church. In fact, a powerful movement of prayer started that day.
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Beijing Occupies Taiwan, as Puma Shen’s Case Demonstrates
The People’s Republic of China’s treatment of a Taiwanese lawmaker as a criminal under its own laws effectively denies the legitimacy of the island’s democratic system.
China Detains Respected Tibetan Educator Dorje Tenzin, Closes His School
The latest blow in the campaign to erase Tibetan religion and identity shutters one of Golog’s few independent Tibetan-language schools.
A Memoir on Repression in China’s Southern Mongolia—In an Anti-West Magazine
The source that published it makes Soyonbo Borjgin’s story even more dramatic and believable.
Birds of a Feather: Huawei and the Chinese Communist Party. A New Book
Ren Zhengfei’s creation is more than just a company; it serves as a tool for the CCP’s global economic and political supremacy.
Xi Jinping: AI Can Now Crush Dissent Even Before It Surfaces
In an “immensely important” speech, the CCP leader moved China to a new stage of universal digital control.
The Dual Face of “Freedom of Belief” in China: Constitutional Promises and Real-World Persecution
A Chinese Christian debunks the official propaganda: there is no religious liberty under the Communist Party rule.
“Seeking the Koko’ Ta’ay”—Taiwan’s Little People, Big Questions
A book suggests that legends about vanished short-statured beings may have a kernel of truth—and challenge the Han-centered narrative of the history of China.
China’s Reported Marriage Surge: A Turning Point or a Mirage of Reform?
To address a significant demographic issue, the authorities promote marriage and report an improvement. It may not be real.
Inequality with Chinese Characteristics: How to Atomize a Nation Without Firing a Shot
A new book by Alexsia T. Chan claims that discrimination against internal migrant workers is not an accident but a strategy.