Tao Chenghua was the most powerful CCP bureaucrat in the city of Jinhua. He lost everything, and has now confessed this was because of his “superstitious” beliefs.
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Dong Yuyu: Well-Known Journalist and Academic Indicted for “Espionage”
The “Guangming Daily” editorialist was arrested for an unauthorized lunch with a Japanese diplomat. His real sin was recommending moderation to the CCP, including on issues of state control of religions.
Chinese Told to Spy Each Other on the Web
Police is not enough, the CCP says, every loyal citizen should become an informer.
China’s Crackdown on “Script Killing,” Act 2
After the 2021 regulations, the CCP wants to put the immensely popular offline “script entertainment” games under even tighter control.
The Long Arm of the CCP Reaches Uyghurs Wherever They Escape
Uyghurs are hounded as they flee their homeland while nation states and international bodies look on.
The Jiangsu Chained Mother of Eight: Case Closed? Not Really
The most talked-about 2022 scandal in China involved a model CCP activist who bought a wife and kept her chained for years. He has been sentenced, but doubts remain.
How China’s “Techno-Mediatic Socialism” Controls Global Information
The level of the CCP’s media control throughout the world is already immense. It may become worse, says Joshua Kurlantzick in a new book.
CCP-Controlled Three-Self Church Mobilized to Implement the Two Sessions Directives
Christian communities were told to preach on Xi Jinping’s victory over COVID, support Chinese propaganda abroad, and get rid of “Western colonial theology.”
Coming Soon in China: New (and Worse) “Administrative Measures for Religious Activity Venues”
The new measures will replace those of 2005, and introduce stricter provisions making CCP propaganda at all places of worship mandatory.
China’s New Crackdown Targets “Self-Media”
As recent scandals and the COVID protests demonstrated, allowing non-Party-approved news to be posted on social media is something the regime cannot tolerate.