To further its “sinicization” policy, the Chinese authorities have been ordering religious institutions to raise the Chinese flag and sing the national anthem.
Sinicization of religions
CCP Offers Training Course to Pastors and Believers
The authorities have been forcing Christians to attend “Sinicization of Christianity” course to preach a CCP friendly version of faith. In July, authorities in Liaoning’s Shenyang city organized a training course at the Northeast Theological Seminary. The course,...
Suppression of Religious Belief Intensifies in Linfen City
Several government efforts are underway to severely curtain religious belief in Linfen, a bustling city in China’s Shanxi Province. Earlier this year, the Chinese Communist Party blew up the Golden Lampstand Church in Shanxi’s Linfen city. The church had more than...
Will China Go to the Next World Cup? If It Will, It Should Thank Christians
China is hoping to be part of the next soccer World Cup in 2022. But few remember soccer started in China within Christian churches. Chinese of all ages watched the 2018 soccer World Cup, concluded in Russia on Sunday, July 15. The Chinese government invests...
Cultural-Revolution-Style Inquisition at Xinjiang Medical University
Students and teachers were investigated and punished for possession of Islamic or Christian texts, or if they failed to report the religious beliefs of their family members. Bitter Winter has reported repeatedly about the persecution of Muslim believers in Xinjiang,...
Over 400 Uyghur Women Detained in Unbearable Conditions
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: July 2, 2018 Chinese Communist authorities have created an immense network of “re-education” camps for Muslim Uyghurs in Xinjiang since the beginning of its massive “sinicization of religion” campaign. Presented as the...
Printing House Raided and Fined for Religious Literature
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 25, 2015 A printing house in Liaoning Province is being persecuted by Chinese authorities for printing religious literature. In late November 2017, the Communist Party police organized a thriller-like raid of the printing...
Chinese Government Demolishes Mosques in Xinjiang
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 19, 2018 Muslims in China have suffered devastating blows since the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has intensified its onslaught on religious liberties: believers are incarcerated and mosques destroyed. Bitter Winter has...
China’s Got Talent? CCP Shopping for Pro-Regime Religious Personnel
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 5, 2018 Bitter Winter has received a copy of a confidential circular letter titled “Suggestions on Strengthening and Improving Islamic Work Under the New Circumstances,” issued on April 19, 2018, by the General Office of...