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.
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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.
China, Another Schoolboy Dies Mysteriously, Thousands Protest
Like Hu Xinyu’s last winter, Xiao Yang’s death at Yuhuayuan School in Ningling County, Henan, was classified as suicide. This time, 10,000 came to protest.
A Pro-China Campaign Against the Prague Inter-Governmental Religious Freedom Conference—and Bitter Winter
Anti-cultist Steven Hassan and fellow travelers of the Chinese Communist Party, joined forces against the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance summit—and our magazine.
Coming in February: Harsher Religious Regulations Just for Xinjiang
Special “Regulations on Religious Affairs” for Xinjiang, of which “Bitter Winter” offers a full English translation, will further reduce the possibility of religion to survive, if not as a propaganda mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
No Tea for the Buddha: Best-Selling Hey Tea Buddha Latte Banned in China
A leading tea company and a museum partnered to launch a tea latte whose packaging reproduced ancient Buddhist pottery. Consumers were ecstatic, but the CCP was not amused.
A New Campaign Against “Bitter Winter” in China
A film with bizarre lies against our magazine was presented months ago in Brussels. It is now promoted all over China.
How the CCP Weaponizes Global Chinese Diaspora Against Dissent
Increasingly, those who protest in the West for human rights in China are spied, harassed, and sometimes even beaten by overseas Chinese loyal to the Party.
Death of a Chinese Magazine: Shut Down After 35 Years for a Cover “Perhaps” Lampooning Xi Jinping
The old and glorious “Selected Essays” did not survive the obtuse censors of the CCP.
China Launches One-Month Campaign to Censor Short Videos
The censorship on “wrong values,” “wrong views,” and criticism of the Party will further intensify.