When folk festivals become political karaoke, even the mountains of Guangxi can’t help but hum along.
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China’s New Front Line Against “Illegal Religion”: Primary School Classrooms
A campaign in Lishui, Zhejiang, shows how the fight against “heterodox teachings” now targets even young pupils.
Kangda Tianxia: Another Zhonggong Offshoot Repressed as a Xie Jiao
Despite decades of persecution, new incarnations of the banned qigong group continue to appear in China.
China: Create Abundance and the Vague Science of Spiritual Persecution
Members of the self-help group are persecuted. The authorities claim they belong to yet another xie jiao.
China, Zhonggong Was Supposed to Be Dead—But Keeps Being Arrested
Two months after a court verdict in Shanxi, repression continues. It reveals something Beijing does not want to admit: Zhonggong is alive.
China, You’re Never Too Old or Too Young to Fight “Cults and Illegal Religions”
In Lanzhou, children and senior citizens are recruited to become “anti-xie-jiao experts.”
When Marx Meets the Dragon Vein: The Return of Feng Shui in the Chinese Communist Party
In Xi’s China, even atheism has good Feng Shui—as long as the state is the only geomancer in town.
Pedaling Away From “Illicit Religion”: China Turns Bicycle Races Into Propaganda Arenas
In Yiwu, Zhejiang, participants in a sports event are indoctrinated against the “xie jiao” while cycling up the hills.
Shenzhen’s Anti-Xie Jiao Week: VR Headsets Meet Anti-Religious Propaganda
Even a Monopoly game is distributed to teach locals and tourists that “cults and illegal religion” threaten them.
Update on Shenyang Youth Fellowship: The Persecution Deepens, Families Fracture
Even mothers with small children and elderly parents they should care for are mercilessly detained and separated from their relatives.