The world’s largest luxury goods group cannot be classified among China’s “useful idiots.” Yet, it subtly supports Xi Jinping’s regime.
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Zhang Xinwei: Another Mysterious Death of a High School Student Sparks Protests
The police dismissed as “suicide due to pains of love” what relatives believe to be another case of school bullying, and had to repress unusually persistent protests.
Lunar New Year Vacation Homework for Chinese Religions: Teach the “Five Identifications”
The United Front told the leaders of the five authorized religions that holidays should be an opportunity to teach believers to identify with China, the CCP, and socialism.
China, Pro-Government Buddhist Abbott Defrocked After a Sexual Scandal
A sordid affair of sex and blackmail ended the monastic career of Sichuan’s Shi Zhaojie, long honored by the CCP as a model “patriotic monk.”
China’s Own Propaganda Side Event at the UN Human Rights Council
In connection with its Universal Periodic Review, the CCP regime mobilized fake “experts” to “applaud China’s achievements in human rights protection.”
China’s Water Hegemony Policy: A Threat to Neighboring Countries and Human Rights
Water is the single most important human resource. China’s attempt to control as much water as possible creates ecological, political, and human problems.
China, New White Paper Hails “Deprogramming” of “Religious Extremists”
The “Legal Framework and Measures for Counterterrorism” attacks Western critics and hail the Chinese way of “reeducating” dangerous religionists.
“Prove Your Love for the Party”: Hui Muslims Submitted to “Patriotic Education”
The Guidelines instructing religious communities to implement the Patriotic Education Law and increase CCP propaganda were immediately enforced.
No Horse Racing, Please, We’re Chinese: The End of a Venerable Tradition in Macau
The government closed horse racing activities as they “do not correspond to the developmental needs of society”—nor to Xi Jinping’s new “red” moralism.
China: Guidelines Instruct Religions How to Implement the New Patriotic Education Law
The key statute on domestic indoctrination is in force since January 1. Now religions are told how they should enforce it. We offer a full English translation of the Guidelines.