Harassment and political indoctrination try to transform Daoists into mouthpieces for the regime—which also wants to control Daoists abroad.
Sinicization of religions
Daoism under Sinicization. 3. The Fate of Monastic Daoism
Even the quintessentially Chinese Daoism is subject to “Sinicization,” resulting in suppression of monasteries and even tombs.
Daoism under Sinicization. 2. Sinicization in Practice
From 2018, new regulations have made life for religions increasingly difficult.
Daoism Under Sinicization. 1. The Road to Sinicization
To understand what is happening to Chinese Daoism, it is essential to explain how the concept of “Sinicization” was developed by Xi Jinping.
The 7th Dongyue Forum: The Paradoxical “Sinicization of Taoism” Continues in China
The Forums were created in 2018 to promote and study how Taoism can be “Sinicized,” i.e., is converted more and more into a mouthpiece of the Communist Party.
China, Christians Told They Should “Sinicize” Music Too
Hymns and music should be “de-Westernized” and incorporate “red” elements, participants at a training seminar in Xiamen were told.
Shanghai’s Catholic Bishop Shen Bin Announces His Program: Study Xi Jinping, not the Pope
After having been appointed by the CCP and grudgingly and belatedly approved by the Vatican, the new Prelate revealed its true colors.
The CCP Insists that Chinese Islam Should Be “Confucianized”
References to the Jinling School hide a call to “Sinicization” intended as unquestioning alignment with the Communist Party.
“Sinicization of the Quran” in Full Swing in China
Islamic clergy from Hunan was summoned to Beijing to learn “interpretive skills” that would enable them to preach a Quran “adapted to a socialist society.”
USCIRF Exposes “Sinicization” of Religion
In an excellent report using inter alia 21 “Bitter Winter” articles as sources, the U.S. agency explains that the policy is aimed at making religion more subservient to the CCP, not more Chinese.