It is not so much about translating Chinese Buddhist classics. The real purpose is using religion as a tool for Belt and Road’s global propaganda.
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Anti-Cult Propaganda in Ulugqat County, Xinjiang—Where There Are No “Cults”
For thirteen years a “horseback anti-cult police squad” has visited herders who have never met a “cult.” Why?
Xi Plans a “Second Integration” Between China and Marxism
The concept was at the center of a “Seminar on studying and implementing Xi Jinping’s thought on culture.”
The Chinese “Esoteric Paradigm,” PierLuigi Zoccatelli, and Tai Ji Men
Whether a “non-Western esotericism,” including a Chinese one, exists is a controversial question. Zoccatelli offered a solution, which led him to study Tai Ji Men with interest.
Hakan Fidan: The Man Who Came to Urumqi with a Blue Tie
Türkiye’s Foreign Minister wore a tie with the colors of East Turkestan during his visit—but then he didn’t say much in favor of the Uyghurs.
Thailand Accused of Sending Uyghur and Other Refugees Back to China
A report highlights how asylum seekers from China and other countries have been repeatedly kidnapped or arrested and sent back to their persecutors.
A Reflection After the World Falun Dafa Day: What Is the Future of Chinese Communism?
Structures based on evil principles can either persevere in their wrongdoings or change and become something totally different.
Chinese Propaganda in Pakistan: “Xinjiang Is Having Its Best Time in History”
A seminar in Islamabad presented the region, where a genocide of Muslim Uyghurs is taking place, as a land where freedom of religion reigns.
Ren Bishi: CCP Honors Maoist Leader Who Purged and Killed Dissidents
A great celebration for the 120th anniversary of the birth of a military commander and ideologist who played a key role in the bloody Yan’an Rectification Campaign.
China, a New Crackdown on Self-Media
The authorities admit that the 2023 campaign was a failure and issue a new tougher regulation against independently produced news posted on social media.