The newly approved statute institutionalizes the CCP’s harsh attitude toward minorities and their languages and cultures.
Breaking Lineage, Breaking Roots: China’s New Law on Ethnic Unity
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The Battle of Strasbourg: China Tries Unsuccessfully to Stop a Taiwanese Theater Production
This time, Beijing lost. But in other cases, including Shen Yun’s, theaters surrendered to Chinese pressure.
The Battle of Lufeng: A City Revolts Against a Ban on Religious Fireworks
Scooters, faith, and the smartphone rebellion: how a Guangdong city successfully defied the police.
Uyghur Comedian’s Ban Shows How Women’s Voices Are Silenced in China
Xiao Pa was suspended from Weibo after a simple reflection on domestic burdens was reclassified as “inciting gender conflict.”
Xi Jinping Walks Into Your Home—and Tells You to Have Babies
The General Secretary rings your bell—and delivers a simple message: giving birth is not optional.
Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet
Kazakh Scholar Sentenced in Xinjiang for “Misinterpreting” a Poet
Persecuting Folk Religion: Two Cases of Repression in Rural China
In Guangdong, the police tried to prevent the Ying Laoye procession from taking place. In Jiangxi, they violently blocked the construction of an ancestral hall.
The Distorted Faith of China’s Three‑Self Church: But Why Do Some Join?
Some are misinformed. Others are scared. But some look for material benefits. A Chinese Christian’s analysis.
“The Broken China Dream”: Xi Jinping, the West, and the Prosperity Trap
If you thought that capitalism and the rise of Chinese billionaires would soften the Communist Party’s totalitarian rule, now you need to think again.
China, Zhonggong Was Supposed to Be Dead—But Keeps Being Arrested
Two months after a court verdict in Shanxi, repression continues. It reveals something Beijing does not want to admit: Zhonggong is alive.