The global expansion of the Quanzhen sect of Taoism and how the CCP has used it as a tool of influence through the United Front Work Department.
United Front Work Department (UFWD)
“Rule of Law on Religious Work” Now Imposed on All Religions
United Front chief Li Ganjie has indicated the doctrine announced in April by top CCP ideologist Wang Huning as mandatory.
Animal Life Release Control Extends to Taoism
After Buddhists, Taoists also drafted regulations to control the practice, implying more United Front involvement in the management of religion.
How United Front Manipulates Relations Between China and Switzerland
After the scandal of the secret deal on migrants and refugees, a study by the specialized Czech center Sinopsis sheds new light on a strange relationship.
CCP Tightens Measures to Stop Leaks of Its Repressions
The regime aims to conceal its devious acts by censoring online communication and classifying anything related to religious persecutions as top-secret.
Documents Expose CCP’s Efforts to Manipulate Chinese Diaspora
Provincial governments intensify the “united front work” to track down and use overseas Chinese for expanding the regime’s influence abroad and suppressing dissent.
More “Illegal” Temples on Qinling Mountains Destroyed
Chinese Communist Party refuses to process applications for Buddhist and Daoist temples, then goes on a rampage to bring them all down.
Government Unleashes New Round of Religious Persecution
Since the launch of a nation-wide supervision program to inspect the implementation of Xi Jinping’s policies on religion in China’s provinces and municipalities, believers across the country are facing even more intense crackdown on their religious liberties.
CCP Secretly Conducts Religious Inspection Across China
Since September, the United Front Work Department (UFWD) has launched its first-ever nationwide supervision program initiated by the Chinese Communist Party’s Central Committee to check on the implementation of religious policies in provinces and municipalities across the country.
The African Inquisition: How CCP Censors News About Religious Persecution Abroad
An article in Foreign Policy lifts the veil on how China uses his economic influence to prevent foreign media from reporting about religious persecution.