Beijing insists it will not abandon its claim that, although officially atheistic, the Communist Party is entitled to control reincarnation of Tibetan Living Buddhas.
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China Launches Massive International Propaganda Effort on Tibet
The ambitious “Xizang [Tibet] International Communication Center” started its work this month.
Musical “Patriotic Education” in Hong Kong
If regular CCP propaganda does not work with Hongkongers, the Party believes that perhaps karaoke would for adults—and cartoons for children.
China’s “Polar Silk Road.” 1. How Beijing Expands in the Arctic
Beijing’ growing interest in the Arctic poses new threats to the world. It is the result of a long-term strategy and a cooperation with Russia.
False Panchen Lama Mobilized to Promote “Three Consciousness” in Nagqu
The CCP-controlled Buddhist bureaucrat presided a symposium organized to support the campaign against the Dalai Lama and Xi Jinping’s notion of the “rule of law.”
China, Three-Self Christians Start Training in “Strict Governance”
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.
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.