The story of Yang Xiaoming: when even blindness is treated as a threat.
Testimonies China
China: Create Abundance and the Vague Science of Spiritual Persecution
Members of the self-help group are persecuted. The authorities claim they belong to yet another xie jiao.
Dubious Uyghur “Testimonies” Hail “Conversions” to Atheism—Through Marriage
A series of nearly identical videos by Uyghur women married to Han men reveals a state-aligned narrative disguised as individual expression.
China: The Party Bureaucrat Who Married His Deceased Sister
A national scandal exposes the struggles of impoverished local bureaucrats. Zhao Gongpin used creative fraud to get by. It didn’t work.
Buy a Chinese Cleaning Robot, Have Your Home Watched by Beijing
An incident shows that robot vacuums made in China might regularly collect and send data back to their country.
China: Children Barred from Church Doors. A Mother Speaks Up
Regulations prohibiting minors from entering churches are now strictly enforced.
Jinan, 90-year-old Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced to Jail
Because of his health problems, the prison declined to admit him. He is now under house arrest.
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.
“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.
Africa, Not Even Rhinos Are Safe from Chinese Neo-Colonialism
Trading in rhino horns is illegal and threatens the survival of the magnificent animals. Yet, China’s myth of the medicinal effectiveness of horn powder fuels a network of corruption.