Persecution is escalating in this eastern province: local officials were preparing for higher-ups’ visits by cracking down on churches and investigating believers.
Anti-Religious Campaigns
University Adopts Comprehensive Anti-Religion Plan
Spies in classrooms, a database of religious students and teachers – 15 departments in a university of central China given tasks to suppress believers on campus.
War on Crime a Pretext for Cracking Down on Religion
The CCP suppresses religious groups that aren’t under its control under the pretext of “cleaning up gang crime and eliminating evil.”
Spies in Churches, Anti-Religious Patrols on Streets
On top of ubiquitous surveillance systems, believers in China must also be vigilant of government-assigned personnel who watch over them 24/7.
Even Travelers Investigated for Religious Infiltration
Municipal governments are intensifying measures against foreigners and anyone with ties abroad suspected of using Christianity to “subvert the regime.”
Wartime Stability Maintenance for Navy Day
Increased surveillance of ethnic minorities and people of faith was implemented in preparation for the 70th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Navy.
Shuangyashan City Intensifies Religious Persecution in 2019
A report by the municipal Bureau of Ethnic and Religious Affairs details achievements in suppressing believers and outlines new, even more rigorous, crackdowns.
Officials Pledge to Suppress Religions
The CCP is making local party functionaries personally responsible for monitoring believers and eradicating unwanted religious groups.
Religious Drug Addiction Center Suppressed in Guangzhou
Anything religion-related is off limits in the country. Welfare and support centers established by believers or churches are closed down.
Temples in Henan Sealed off in Rapid Succession
Henan Province authorities are continuing to crack down on Buddhism and Taoism, destroying historical relics along the way.