Top police bureaucrat explains why to implement the program of the Central Economic Work Conference controlling religion is essential.
Anti-Religious Campaigns
Megastatue of Buddha Destroyed in Sichuan
In Luhuo (Drakgo) a 30-meter-tall statue and its 45 prayer wheels were demolished, generating widespread protests.
Crackdown on Religious Content on the Internet Coming March 1, 2022
After Xi Jinping lamented that social media and the web are used to proselytize for religion, which is forbideen, new draconian Measures have been enacted.
China: “Christmas Is Forbidden, It’s a Western Celebration”
Bitter Winter publishes a secret document leaked from Guangxi, which explicitly claims orders come directly from the Central Committee.
Public Security Immediately Implementing National Conference on Religion
A comparatively new expression, “xie jiao and illegal missionary activities,” may guide the new crackdowns
Church of Almighty God: Another 300+ Arrested in China
Crackdown operation took place this Fall and Winter in Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, and Shandong.
China: First CCP National Conference on Religion Held Since 2016
Xi Jinping asks for more Marxism, more surveillance of the Web, more Sinicization.
Chinese LGBT Social Media App Ban Users from Posting Religious Content
Chinese can use social networking apps intended for the LGBT community—unless they mention or discuss religion there.
China: Religion Expelled from the “Secret Room”
Offline games, which also include “Script Killing,” are immensely popular among Chinese youth. A new regulation will forbid references to religion.
600 Church of Almighty God Members Sentenced in 2021
Jail penalties are increasingly severe for common devotees, guilty only of living their faith. One died in prison.