Chinese authorities are implementing policies to supervise Christian preachers, including evaluation tests and auditing of sermon content.
Chinese Communist Party
Expelled From Party for Donating Money to Temple
A village secretary who once donated money to build a temple was forced to demolish it personally and later dismissed from his post and expelled from the Chinese Communist Party.
NGOs urge US to impose sanctions on Xinjiang, Tibet
Bitter Winter and its parent organization CESNUR have joined several other NGOs that signed an appeal by the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation calling for sanctions against the CCP officers who committed atrocities in Xinjiang and Tibet.
President of Pro-Government National Buddhist Association Sacked for Sexual Abuse
Abbot Xuecheng, once a CCP darling, has been “counseled” to resign as a result of a sexual scandal—and for other reasons, too. On August 8, Bitter Winter reported that Venerable Xuecheng, the abbot of Beijing’s Longquan Temple and the President of the Chinese Buddhist...
“The Magic Weapon”: How China Tries to Control Information Abroad
An official U.S. report details the massive efforts deployed by the United Front, under the personal guidance of President Xi Jinping, to manipulate information about China abroad and contain criticism on the issues of religious freedom and human rights.
False Demonstrations Against Refugees Continue in Korea, Hackers Try to Stop Bitter Winter
While Chinese agents, hired thugs and anti-cultists stage false “spontaneous demonstrations” and abuse refugees, hackers launch a massive attack against the website of Bitter Winter, obviously trying to prevent its reporting of the events in Korea
CCP Increases Punishment for Religious Party Members
The newly-adopted Communist Party disciplinary regulations increase the control and punishment for religious beliefs of political cadres. On August 26, 2018, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) issued the newly revised Disciplinary Regulations...
False Demonstrations Against The Church of Almighty God Refugees Start in South Korea
Executing a secret plan that Bitter Winter had revealed one months ago, the CCP brings to Korea relatives of asylum seekers of The Church of Almighty God, and organizes false “spontaneous demonstrations” with the help of pro-Chinese anti-cult activists. On August 4,...
Muslims Forced to Show Support for CCP
Muslims in Xinjiang are being forced to participate in drills that involve marching in considerable numbers to endorse the Chinese Communist Party. In July, more than 400 Muslims in a Xinjiang village marched towards a mosque and yelled, “we will support the Communist...
CCP Recruits Academics to Fight Xie Jiao in Zhejiang
A confidential document from Zhejiang reveals that CCP plans to spend $ 58,600 in academic “studies” supporting its campaign against banned religious movements listed as xie jiao (“heterodox teachings”). Bitter Winter has received a confidential document that includes...