The police believed they had eradicated the Qigong movement led by Zhang Weixiang, who died in 2006. But the “Datong Base Faction” continued to flourish.
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Kora in New York: What the American Welcome to the Dalai Lama Means
Manhattan’s Park Hyatt, where His Holiness stayed until July 8, became a site of pilgrimage. There were political implications, too.
Beijing Zion Church: Sunday Service Raided Again, Young Devotee Detained
What was once Beijing’s largest house church, banned in 2018, refuses to disappear, as police repression intensifies.
China, “Strict Governance of Religion” Imposed on Christians
A new slogan calls for a closer supervision of preachers and sermons by both Three Self bureaucrats and the United Front.
The “Ink Girl” Six Years After: Is She Alive or Dead?
Dong Yaoqiong sprayed with ink a portrait of Xi Jinping on July 4, 2018, and was taken to a psychiatric hospital. Her friends ask the CCP to prove she is still alive.
Hong Kong: Pro-Democracy Singer Denise Ho Harassed Again
She is no longer able to book any public performance venue. A live-streamed concert in a private one was interrupted by the police citing the Noise Control Ordinance.
Red Backpack: Taoist Clergy’s Mandatory Pilgrimage to a Maoist Shrine
On June 21, China Taoist Association imparted some “red education” to Taoist clergy and staff by taking them to honor a Communist Party folk hero.
China’s Pro-Government Muslims Launch “Three Loves” Campaign
Love is important in Islam, but what is now preached is “love for the Motherland, Socialism, and the Chinese Communist Party.”
Did Chinese Communist Eat Children (and Adults)? Reading “Scarlet Memorial” Again
Zheng Yi’s famous 1993 book may include exaggerations. However, most scholars agree that “ritual” Communist cannibalism did occur in Guangxi in the 1960s.
Seminar Clarifies “Sinicizing” Religion Means Preaching Obedience to Xi Jinping
A “historic” high-level gathering in Beijing tells religions that they should put the “Two Establishes” and “Two Safeguards” at the center of their sermons and activities.