To ensure bans on the mailing of items deemed harmful to the regime, the government conducts covert investigations, severely punishes companies and employees.
Surveillance
Want to Enter Church? Scan Your Fingerprints and Face
Hi-tech surveillance equipment is put into use for further control over believers in state-run Three-Self churches in Hubei Province and elsewhere in China.
Something Is Rotten in the State of Saudis: Non-Muslim Chinese Allowed Into Mecca
Uyghur refugee Tahir Imim reveals to Bitter Winter a major Muslim scandal—and evidence of the pervasive CCP influence on Arab countries
Every Word of Support to Hong Kong Silenced in Mainland China
To prevent people from knowing the truth about the pro-democracy protests, the CCP controls online comments, restricts citizens’ and officials’ travels.
Arrested for Mailing Gloves and Doorbells to Hong Kong
The CCP intensifies control of postal and courier services, imposing especially harsh measures on shipments to Hong Kong, Beijing, and other “sensitive” regions.
Hong Kong, Taiwan Residents Controlled in Mainland China
To curb any possibility of democratic sentiment dispersing in the country, the government imposes strict measures on visitors to and from the two regions.
“Smart Communities” Turn People’s Homes into Prisons
Residents are deprived of privacy and freedom, as the state watches their every move using big data, facial recognition, and invasive surveillance.
Mandatory DNA Collection Imposed to Expand National Database
Forced collection of biometric data intensifies all over China, aimed at even broader surveillance of residents. Ethnic minorities and believers are prime targets.
Missionaries Deported to “Resist Religious Infiltration”
The CCP intensifies crackdowns on overseas religious groups in China; believers not allowed to have contacts with foreigners or even watch TV programs from abroad.
Beijing Ramped up Crackdowns on Churches Before National Day
To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Communist Party rule, China’s capital prepared a “gift” for believers by closing down their places of worship.