The CCP continues its campaign to eliminate religious statues in Hubei and Guangxi provinces.
Anti-Religious Campaigns
160+ Buddhist and Taoist Venues Stifled in Luzhou City
The number of closed or destroyed temples in this Sichuan city over a short time has triggered residents’ fear of the Cultural Revolution resurgence.
Buddhist Books Further Purged from Temples and Libraries
The CCP continues its nationwide drive to clear out all unauthorized or foreign-published Buddhist materials, burning and otherwise destroying them.
‘We Choke with Silent Fury’
Buddhists are devastated as local authorities continue implementing the central government’s orders to demolish outdoor religious statues.
Folk Religion Temples Continue to Be Demolished Nationwide
Local officials are pressured to crack down on religions under threats to be expelled from the CCP and fired from their public office if they disobey.
In China, ‘Civilized’ Means Having Nothing to Do with Religion
Offering monetary rewards and praises, the CCP encourages communities to do away with religions to be named a “civilized village, town, or city.”
Makers of Religious Statues Suppressed
The Chinese government is expanding the scope of crackdowns on religions by stifling businesses that produce religious items.
The CCP Takes over Direct Management of Religious Venues
After new provisions were enforced at the start of last year, the government appoints its representatives to administrative committees in places of worship.
Cultural Revolution Returns: Everything Religious is Purged
From crosses on graves to traditional Buddhist and Taoist attire and even signboards of martial art schools—all religious symbols and names ordered to be removed.
Churches with Foreign Ties Suppressed, Pastors Deported
The CCP treats any link the Chinese believers have with abroad as “foreign infiltration” that threatens its regime. Any such tie is investigated and severed.