Not only local Muslims are persecuted in Xinjiang Province – authorities have set their eyes on Christians who are increasingly put under strict monitoring.
Xie Jiao Organizations
Two Dozen Members of CAG Sentenced for Xie Jiao Affiliation
A district court in Bengbu city, Anhui Province fined and sentenced 24 members of The Church of Almighty God to varying terms in prison for heterodox teachings. On July 26, 2018, The Yuhui District Court in Anhui’s Bengbu city sentenced to time in prison and fined 24...
Qinghai Preachers Beaten Brutally While in Detention
A group of six preachers travelled to Xinjiang and were arrested by the police. They also suffered brutal physical torture in detention. On April 22, Ma Qiang (pseudonym) and five others from a state-sanctioned Protestant Three-Self Church in Qinghai travelled to...
CCP Recruits Academics to Fight Xie Jiao in Zhejiang
A confidential document from Zhejiang reveals that CCP plans to spend $ 58,600 in academic “studies” supporting its campaign against banned religious movements listed as xie jiao (“heterodox teachings”). Bitter Winter has received a confidential document that includes...
Falun Gong Targeted in the Current Crackdown on Xie Jiao
The national crackdown on banned “heterodox teachings” (xie jiao) led to the sentencing of 305 Falun Gong practitioners between April and July 2018. Bitter Winter has reported on a national plan to crack down in banned religious organizations listed as xie jiao...
“Gray Market”: The Largest Segment of Chinese Religion
Between the government-controlled “red market” of religion and the banned and persecuted groups of the “black market,” lies the vast area of the religious “gray market,” including churches and temples that are neither legal nor explicitly banned as xie jiao and a...
Arrested Christians Heavily Fined by CCP
Additional information has emerged about the arrest of 71 believers in Henan’s Shangqiu city. Earlier in August, Bitter Winter reported about the arrest of 71 Christians from a house church in Henan. We have received information that one of them was tortured and ten...
The Red Market: The “Official” Religions in China
“Official” or “government-controlled” religions are often mentioned in China. Five religious bodies are indeed authorized by the regime, although even their liberty is limited. Massimo Introvigne Bitter Winter readers often encounter news about “government-controlled”...
Family of Believers Detained During Ambush
A family of three who are all members of The Church of Almighty God were detained during the “Operation Thunder” in Liaoning’s Dandong city. As Bitter Winter reported earlier, on June 26-28, a full-scale “Operation Thunder” was implemented in Liaoning Province,...
House Church Coworker Sentenced for Believing in Xie Jiao
A believer was arrested in 2015 and sentenced to two years in jail for believing in a heterodox religious movement. Article 300 of the Chinese Criminal Code states that “using” a xie jiao (heterodox teachings) is a crime punishable with jail penalties from three to...