Naïve Buddhists in democratic countries believe they are conducting genuine inter-Buddhist dialogue with a group that exists to advance CCP interests.
Communist Propaganda
Radio Free Asia: An Appeal to the US Congress
The radio and its website perform an essential function in exposing the crimes of the CCP both in China and internationally. It should continue its precious work.
The Chinese Origins of COVID: A Uyghur Point of View
China accuses the U.S. of “politicizing” the COVID issue by revamping the theory of its origins in a Chinese laboratory. In fact, it was China that “politicized° COVID in the first place.
The Real Problem with DeepSeek
The world is worried with the new Chinese AI assistant. The problem is how Communist China censors truth and manipulates data.
A Micro-Totalitarian Maoist Group in France: Julie Pagis’ “Le Prophète Rouge”
A fascinating work of sociology raises questions on Maoism, Maoists in the West, charisma, and submission.
China: Exams for Muslim Imams—on Xi Jinping’s Thought on Religion
In Hunan, Hui imams should pass a test: but the main subject matters of the exam are the Secretary General’s speeches and the new regulations on religions.
Walter Did Not Save Sarajevo
Chinese tourists go to the Bosnian capital looking for relics of the story told in a Yugoslavian propaganda movie that was very popular in China.
“Red Cultural Education” for Clergy of All Religions in China
For seven days, clergy was taken around Henan to pay homage to CCP heroes and learn that “Xi Jinping’s thought on culture is profound, logically rigorous, and of great significance.”
China, Catholics Told “Honor Thy Father” Means “Honor the Communist Party”
Gansu priests were trained this month to preach that “always being of one mind and one heart with the Party” is the proper way to recognize the CCP as the father of the people.
CCP Insists on Falsifying the History of “Humanistic Buddhism”
A forum was held in Shanghai, a city that was really the cradle of the Buddhist current—which was, however, never Marxist, and later developed mostly in Taiwan.