Chinese Buddhist temples and monasteries are told they should “Sinicize,” meaning “implement the spirit of the 20th Congress of CCP and Xi Jinping Thought.”
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Three-Self Bureaucrats Enforce New Rules on Religion in Anhui, Shaanxi, and Guangxi
Lengthy meetings were devoted to studying the new “Administrative Measures” during the inspection tour. From Weibo.
Tibetans in Gansu Threatened with Xinjiang-Like Repression
Before accompanying Xi Jinping to Urumqi, CCP security chief Chen Wenqing said Tibetan Ganzu citizens should be cured with the same medicine used for the Uyghurs.
Xi Jinping Claims Repression in Xinjiang Is Not Harsh Enough
Xi went to Urumqi with all the CCP top leaders. He told local authorities that “illegal religious activities” have not been eradicated and Uyghurs have not been fully “Sinicized.”
“Xizang”: China Insists on Depriving Tibet of Its Name
Calling Tibet “Xizang” is needed to “establish China’s dominant position in the international discourse,” Beijing said.
In August, a New Crackdown on House Churches in Guangdong
In August, Elder Zhu Longfei of Shunde’s Shengjia Church was detained, Guangzhou’s Huajing Church was banned, and Meizhou’s New Hope Church was raided and sealed.
China, Christians Told to Strictly Enforce New Restrictive Measures on Religion
The new rules convert churches into Communist propaganda outlets. The Three-Self Church leaders solemnly received the Measures and promised to promote them.
Bengbu Dissident Pastor and Co-Workers Prosecuted for Fraud
Wang Changchun and others from the Living Stone Reformed Church were detained in April for “illegal business operations.” Now they are accused of a more serious crime.
Sinicization Attacks Mosques in Beijing as Well
The famous Doudian Mosque and the Songyu Mosque have lost their trademark Islamic features and now look like non-Muslim Chinese temples.
Massive Campaign Against “Xie Jiao and Illegal Religion” Targets Children in Guangxi
Families of believers complain that lessons in fact teach “scientific” atheism to primary and middle school pupils.