China Under Xi Jinping: More Ideology, More Repression
Introductory speech by Massimo Introvigne, editor-in-chief of Bitter Winter, at the plenary discussion in the Lithuanian Parliament on Lithuania’s strategy for Asia, June 18, 2020.
Religious Persecution
“Welfare for Autocrats”: How China Uses Welfare as a Tool for Surveillance
A new book by Jennifer Pan shows how the CCP, under the pretext of “elimination of poverty,” uses its “Dibao” livelihood guarantee program to better watch over political and religious dissidents.
More Restrictions on Religious Publications Imposed
To advance CCP’s religion “sinicization” policy, crackdowns are launched to confiscate faith-related materials that are not approved by the state.
Members of Banned Churches Imprisoned, Some for 15 Years
Believers who resist being managed by China’s communist regime are often arrested and interrogated, despite their elderly age and declining health.
China’s Social Media Platforms—Tools of Religious Persecution
The Chinese government is using WeChat, a popular multi-purpose social media and messaging app, for mass surveillance, including to monitor people of faith.
Church-Run Orphanages Shut After Bans on Religious Charities
With restrictions imposed by the new law on religion in China, many private orphanages across the country were closed, depriving children of love and care.
In Jiangxi Province, Crosses Removed from Churches, Cemeteries
As part of the ongoing campaign to eradicate religions, the regime disposes of religious symbols, pressures believers to give up God, and follow the Communist Party.
China’s Other Virus, Religious Persecution: Christian Solidarity Worldwide
In its new report about China, the well-known Christian NGO denounces the increased repression of Muslim, Buddhists, Taoist, Catholics, House Churches, Falun Gong, and The Church of Almighty God.
CCP Uses Coronavirus as a Pretext to Hunt down Believers
Exploiting control measures to prevent the spread of the virus, authorities in China track down members of The Church of Almighty God and other banned groups.
