The new system of supervision of church activities with the direct involvement of the CCP and the United Front is being relentlessly imposed on Christian communities.
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China, State Imams Told They Should Preach the Message of the Third CCP Plenum
Muslim leaders are mobilized to convey in Islamic gatherings the idea that Xi Jinping is the “Great Reformer” and should be unconditionally obeyed.
Li Wencheng Dies at 97: How China Fabricates Religious Leaders
The former General Secretary of the China Taoist Association knew nothing about religion but was made by the CCP first into a Catholic and then a Taoist leader.
CCP Hijacks the Label “Humanistic Buddhism,” Calls for Marxist Interpretation of Buddhist Classics
The 2024 Buddhist Lecture Exchange Conference, with the mandatory references to the Third Plenum, explained what “further Sinicizing Chinese Buddhism” means.
China, Government-Controlled Three-Self Church Celebrates 70th Anniversary
The national symposium was more than a celebration. It instructed Christian pastors to hail in their sermons the recent Third Plenary Session of the CCP Central Committee.
China’s Anti-Religious-Freedom Policy: A Threat to World Peace and Stability
An analysis of the brutal repression of religion in Tibet and beyond, based on the author’s panel speech at the July 22 Tokyo’s International Religious Freedom Summit Asia.
Pro-CCP Buddhist Monks Told They Should Learn English—Why?
It is not so much about translating Chinese Buddhist classics. The real purpose is using religion as a tool for Belt and Road’s global propaganda.
Internet “Miao Shaman” Detained in Guizhou, China
Master Yang (“Miao Sheng”) had become a web celebrity by proposing “Miao witchcraft” through social media. The authorities were not amused.
Taipei’s Intelligence: CCP Manipulates Exchanges Between Taoist Temples in Taiwan and Mainland China
Quoting “Bitter Winter,” Taiwan’s National Security Bureau warns against controlled religious events and “fake academic conferences.”
The Story of Zuhre Sultan, Uyghur Exile: “The CCP Took Away My Entire Family”
29 of her relatives are detained, disappeared, dead, or still serving lengthy prison sentences. She tells her—and their—story to “Bitter Winter.”