Outside Xinjiang, in the provinces with a high concentration of Muslims, Chinese symbols and traditions are increasingly taking over anything Islam-related.
Sinicization of religions
“Sinicizing” the Bible: Jesus, Apparently, Was a Socialist
The CCP is forcing clergy to interpret the Bible according to the core socialist values, transforming the Christian doctrine so that it exists in name only.
“Sinicization” of the Hui by Removing Symbols
Anything Islam-related must go: more reports on the Chinese Muslim minority being gradually deprived of any religious and cultural identity.
Tomb Sweeping to Inherit the Revolutionary Gene
While suppressing religions and non-Chinese customs, the CCP is substituting them with traditional native holidays with red overtones.
“Sinicization” Folly: Confucius Head on a Buddhist Statue
CCP is reaching new highs in making religions more Chinese: the statue of “First Guanyin of Shandong” gets a facelift, in the most literal sense of the word.
The Cost of “Sinicization”: Raise That Flag and Die
The director of a Taoist temple in Hubei Province was ordered to erect the Chinese national flag in front of his temple. He got sick, collapsed on the base of the flagpole, and died.
New (Secret) Sinicization Law Hits Chinese Muslims
A new law promises to “sinicize” Chinese Muslims outside Xinjiang in five years. The text is secret, but is already being enforced.
CCP Forcing “De‑Westernization” Training on Pastoral Staff
Authorities are conducting training, with an emphasis on anti-infiltration, demanding that church leaders “free themselves of the fetters of Western theology.”
Places of Worship Converted into Chinese-Style Houses
Any building that doesn’t look authentically Chinese is quickly becoming so, thanks to the ongoing “sinicization” campaign.
Authorities Sinicize Mosques Across China
Thanks to the policy to make religions “more Chinese,” Islamic symbols have been removed from buildings in Gansu Province and Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.