International media have emphasized restrictions on controversial celebrities and fraud. But the regulation also deals with the ideological content of the endorsements.
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Xi Jinping’s Third Term: A Uyghur View
Can the Uyghur genocide be the main rationale for the extension? After all, Chinese say that you should not change horses while crossing a river.
20th Congress: Why Did Xi Jinping Not Even Mention the Uyghurs?
It was not a sign that the Uyghur issue is not in Xi’s mind. Rather, it confirmed that the Uyghur genocide continues, and Xi fears accountability.
Xi Jinping Takes New Standing Committee to the Site of Mao’s Bloodiest Purge
The first act of the new leadership is a pilgrimage to Yan’an, where Mao “rectified” the Party by executing 10,000 “weak” members.
The 20th Congress of the CCP: Did Anything Happen?
What was really new was not what most media reported. Xi mentioned “security” and “Marxism” more often than economy, and promised to make the rich less rich.
Tibetan Monks Forced to Watch the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party
They should wave a Chinese flag and show their enthusiasm—or else.
Our Hero, the Lone Protester: Will He End Up in a Psychiatric Hospital?
A brave citizen fooled the police and managed to hang protest banners on Beijing’s Sitong Bridge on the eve of the 20th Congress. Will he share the fate of the “Ink Girl” —or her father?
Religion at the Chinese Communist Party Congress: Christians Told They Should Become “More Marxist”
A Three-Self Church report to the 20th Congress explains that the new concept of “Sinicization” of Christianity means accepting the “Marxist view of religion.”
China: Online Performances Cannot Refer to Illegal Religion or Criticize the Party
Internet concerts and live entertainment became popular during the pandemic. A new regulation puts them under strict control.
“Xizang”: China’s Efforts to Change Tibet’s Name Continue
Some believed the CCP had abandoned its idea of stealing from Tibetans even their country’s name. This was not true.