Uyghurs are hounded as they flee their homeland while nation states and international bodies look on.
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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.
Censorship Frenzy: Do Not Search for “2952” in China or You Will Get Into Trouble
Xi Jinping was unanimously re-elected with 2,952 votes. But censors suspect that “2,952” is now a code word used to poke fun at the Chinese pseudo-democracy.
The Suicide of the Pink-Haired Girl: How the CCP Exploited a Tragedy
A 24-year-old student was insulted for months on social media and committed suicide. The Two Sessions’ answer: more surveillance.
The “Buddhist and Taoist Clergy Database,” Another CCP Imposture
Advertised as a tool against fraudulent “false monks,” it will in fact also help cracking down on Buddhist monks and Taoist priests not controlled by the CCP.
Courtesy of the Two Sessions: Two New Powerful (and Dangerous) Chinese Agencies
Meet the new National Financial Regulatory Administration and National Data Bureau. Both mean more CCP control on the economy and the Internet.