A must-read scholarly book, criticized by Chinese propaganda, illuminates the early CCP with rare archival depth and uncompromising independence.
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Why “Cults” Resist Repression in China: A Major Study by Two PRC Scholars
Xi Chen and Xu Jing analyze thousands of judicial decisions and add fieldwork data to explain why campaigns against “xie jiao” remain a CCP priority but do not work.
China’s Silent Anniversary: How the Cultural Revolution’s Sixtieth Year Was Erased
The tragic event started between May and August 2026. Not only is there no celebration of the anniversary, but those commemorating it risk going to jail.
Communist Confession Rituals Return in Hong Kong
A machinery of remorse reminiscent of Stalin and Mao compels dissidents to confess and apologize publicly on TV.
CCP Scholar: China’s New Ethnic Unity Law Moves from Administration to Assimilation
A Party School teacher’s commentary in the “Beijing Daily” reveals how the statute formalizes assimilation of minorities as state doctrine.
China’s Export Offensive Turns Europe into a Dumping Ground
A soaring trade imbalance, currency manipulation, and massive subsidies reveal how Beijing bends global rules while dismissing European concerns on fairness, security, and human rights.
Sinicization of Religion Reaches Macau
As part of a broader effort to tighten control over the Special Administrative Region, control over religion is also increasing.
The East Turkestan Flag at the World Cup
Captured on CCTV broadcasts despite FIFA’s attempts at censorship, its waving was a significant fact for the Uyghurs—and the Chinese.
Hong Kong: Booksellers Raided, Arrested for Selling Emily Feng’s “Red Flowers” Book
Hong Kong police raid two bookstores over a Taiwan‑published study of identity under Xi Jinping.
Reactions Mount Against the New Chinese Law on Ethnic Unity
The title of the new law, which came into force on July 1, 2026, invokes unity and progress, but it is just another form of crackdown.