CCP is reaching new highs in making religions more Chinese: the statue of “First Guanyin of Shandong” gets a facelift, in the most literal sense of the word.
“Sinicization” Folly: Confucius Head on a Buddhist Statue
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Breaking up the Underground Catholic Church by Disintegration
Arrests of clergy and demands to join the Patriotic Church are not the only means by which the CCP is suppressing underground Catholics. An exclusive interview with a dissident priest. Wang Yong Lessons from History The Vatican-China deal of 2018 continues to be a...
USCIRF: China “Increasingly Hostile Towards Religion”
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom releases its 2019 report. It denounces persecution and torture of Uyghurs and other Muslims, Tibetans, house church Christians, members of Falun Gong and The Church of Almighty God.
Want an Atheist Generation? Start from an Early Age
The CCP authorities are intensifying anti-religious campaigns in schools, organizing marches and making parents keep their children away from church.
Main Preacher Assessment Standard: Obey and Follow the Party
Henan provincial authorities are carrying out a comprehensive examination of Three-Self preachers, with the ultimate goal to get rid of “unpatriotic” ones.
To Live in Xinjiang Is Just Like Being Jailed
From mandatory software on mobile phones to arrests for taking photos: visiting workers are prevented from sharing what is really happening in the Uyghur region.
Video: Three-Self Church Destroyed to the Ground in Minutes
Another government-approved Protestant church in Henan fell victim to the authorities’ religious persecution: it was reduced to ruins in just over ten minutes.
Document to Suppress The Church of Almighty God Exposed
A recently uncovered confidential document details the 2018 campaign to crack down on this persecuted Christian new religious movement in a region of Jiangsu Province.
Control Intensified on Travels Abroad
Chinese authorities are confiscating citizen’s passports, making sure that only “politically clean” and patriotic individuals are allowed to go outside the country.
The War on Buddhism Continues to Escalate
The Chinese authorities’ crackdown on Buddhist venues and symbols is intensifying, even protected historical and cultural sites are not spared.