“Religion, Secularism, and Love” by Ting Guo is about the political use of the world’s oldest control tool.
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The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian
The Three-Self Church is not a real church but a political propaganda agency. Leaving it, however, exposes one to the risk of being arrested.
Shenzhen’s Anti-Xie Jiao Week: VR Headsets Meet Anti-Religious Propaganda
Even a Monopoly game is distributed to teach locals and tourists that “cults and illegal religion” threaten them.
Silencing Pro-Tibet Activists Abroad: China’s Transnational Repression
The Chinese Communist regime’s efforts to undermine liberties far beyond its own borders know no rest—the paradigmatic case of 22-year-old Zhang Yadi.
Why Uyghurs Commemorated the East Turkestan Republic Day
A testimony by Amsterdam’s “lonely Uyghur” protester about the relevance and beauty of November 16.
Who Is Salt Typhoon? An Update on the Chinese Hacking of One Million American Mobile Phones
New reports evidence the close collaboration between the Chinese Army and Public Security and opaque private companies.
Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan
The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.
Farewell to Thyatira: Why I Left the Three-Self Church
A Chinese Christian explains why she felt morally and spiritually compelled to leave the government-controlled Protestant organization.
The Long Arm of the Dragon: A Film Festival Crushed Before It Began
The IndieChina Film Festival in New York was sabotaged by a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by the Chinese government.
Liaoning: Falun Gong Practitioner, 74, Dies Four Days After Release from Jail
Detention in the notorious Shenyang City First Prison destroyed the physical and mental health of Men Yulin.