The United Front Work Department chief and Politburo members personally inspected the progress of the CCP’s plan to control religions in a key province.
Testimonies China
The Bible Dilemma of China’s House Church Believers
A Chinese Christian explains that obtaining a Bible legally is difficult—and getting one illegally will land you in jail.
China’s New Front Line Against “Illegal Religion”: Primary School Classrooms
A campaign in Lishui, Zhejiang, shows how the fight against “heterodox teachings” now targets even young pupils.
Kangda Tianxia: Another Zhonggong Offshoot Repressed as a Xie Jiao
Despite decades of persecution, new incarnations of the banned qigong group continue to appear in China.
Two Tibetan Monks “Disappeared” into the Chinese Jail System
The detentions of Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten highlight the ongoing repression of support for the Dalai Lama in Tibetan monasteries.
Yunnan: Blind Falun Gong Practitioner Sentenced and “Disappeared”
The story of Yang Xiaoming: when even blindness is treated as a threat.
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.