While suppressing religions and non-Chinese customs, the CCP is substituting them with traditional native holidays with red overtones.
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The Reality of “Two No-Worries and Three Guarantees”
Xi Jinping’s policy to eradicate poverty looks more like yet another propaganda tool, forcing local officials to play along in delivering the undeliverable.
“Sinicization” Folly: Confucius Head on a Buddhist Statue
CCP is reaching new highs in making religions more Chinese: the statue of “First Guanyin of Shandong” gets a facelift, in the most literal sense of the word.
House Churches Shut down for Disobeying the Party
Protestant places of worship are pressured to join the government-approved Three-Self Church and submit to state control. Rebellious churches face consequences.
Fooled and Manipulated, Christians Lose Churches
The authorities of a county in Jiangxi Province are repurposing places of worship and turn them into Party propaganda centers.
Closing the Door: How Rural Youth Are Denied Educational Rights in China
Despite the hype on academic development, rural education is left behind. The rich continue to be rich and the poor continue to be poor.
Looting as a Means of Persuasion
When attempts to coerce a house church to join the Three-Self Church failed, authorities entered it forcefully.
Breaking up the Underground Catholic Church by Disintegration
Arrests of clergy and demands to join the Patriotic Church are not the only means by which the CCP is suppressing underground Catholics. An exclusive interview with a dissident priest. Wang Yong Lessons from History The Vatican-China deal of 2018 continues to be a...
USCIRF: China “Increasingly Hostile Towards Religion”
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom releases its 2019 report. It denounces persecution and torture of Uyghurs and other Muslims, Tibetans, house church Christians, members of Falun Gong and The Church of Almighty God.
More Blows to Three-Self Church in Henan
As the province with the most significant number of religious people, Henan continues to suffer Cultural Revolution-style crackdown on its churches.