There were real concerns about the fees and role of tutoring firms. But as usual the CCP took the opportunity to impose more ideological control.
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Zhangzhung: How China Reinvents Ancient Tibetan History
A “Kingdom of Zhangzhung” perhaps existed in ancient times, but the CCP’s false claim that it was “Chinese” is used in anti-Tibetan and anti-Indian propaganda.
China #1 “Cult-Buster” vs. China’s #1 Doctor: Who Will Win?
“Hero of atheism” and anti-cultist Sima Nan vilifies Zhang Wenhong, the chief of the anti-COVID Shanghai Medical Treatment Expert Group.
“Butcher of Tibetans” Zhao Erfeng Celebrated by the CCP
The early 20th-century Qing bureaucrat is mostly remembered for his crimes against humanity. In Xi Jinping’s China, he is hailed as a model.
Chinese Anti-Cult (and Anti-Religious) Propaganda Adopts New Style
Aesthetics liberally borrows from Asian manga (including some banned in China) and suggests you should trust science rather than religion.
US Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2021 “One of the Worst Years” for Religious Liberty in China
The 2022 report offers a useful summary of the CCP persecution of all religions (quoting Bitter Winter on several issues).
No Room for Denial: Timothy Grose Documents Atrocities in Xinjiang from CCP’s Own Sources
Official denials fly in the face of social media proof to the contrary from the Communist Party faithful.
New Rules on Celebrity Endorsement; It’s the Ideology, Stupid
International media have emphasized restrictions on controversial celebrities and fraud. But the regulation also deals with the ideological content of the endorsements.
UK: Sunak In, Confucius Institutes Out?
The new British Prime Minister has promised to disband the country’s Confucius Institutes, a tool of Beijing’s propaganda.
China’s Strategy for Installing a Dalai Lama of Its Own Revealed
Two confidential internal documents reveal how Beijing plans to control the reincarnation of the 14th Dalai Lama.