China’s use of historical cinema to push reunification narratives is drawing criticism even within its own borders.
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Roses Are Red, Loyalty Is Too: How China Weaponizes Love
“Religion, Secularism, and Love” by Ting Guo is about the political use of the world’s oldest control tool.
Shenzhen’s Anti-Xie Jiao Week: VR Headsets Meet Anti-Religious Propaganda
Even a Monopoly game is distributed to teach locals and tourists that “cults and illegal religion” threaten them.
Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan
The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.
The Long Arm of the Dragon: A Film Festival Crushed Before It Began
The IndieChina Film Festival in New York was sabotaged by a campaign of intimidation orchestrated by the Chinese government.
“Silent Honor”: China’s Latest TV Drama Turns Spies into Saints—and Taiwan into a Sentimental Target
It’s not just espionage chic. The Ministry of State Security developed a script that evoked strong feelings about the “unavoidable” reunification.
Silk Roads and Surveillance: How Aid Became a Tool of Control in Xinjiang
Repackaging repression as “assistance” is a primary tool of Chinese propaganda. A report unmasks a strategy based on lies.
The World Conference on China Studies: CCP’s Global Academic Rebranding Campaign
Moving from “Sinology” to “China Studies” signals Beijing’s attempt to control and manipulate international scholars—some of whom are happy to cooperate.
The Central Committee Unveils Beijing’s New Ideological Rulebook
A document hailed as a key propaganda program for the next decade has been released by the Central Committee
Buddhism with Chinese Characteristics? “Metamorphosis of Buddhism in China’s New Era”
A new book discusses how Xi Jinping’s regime uses Buddhism as a cultural and propaganda resource, and Buddhist communities try to take advantage of it.