Beginning on May 29, a large police operation targets a group labeled as xie jiao for political reasons.
Xie Jiao Organizations
Shuiyuexing: Another UFO Religion Repressed as a Xie Jiao in China
Police are searching for members of a Taiwan-based mix of Scientology and UFO lore across the country.
Expanding the Notion of Xie Jiao in China: Now Even Reformed Christians Are “Cultists”
The case of Fuyang Maizhong Reformed Church confirms that the category of “organizations promoting heterodox teachings” may be expanded at the authorities’ will.
China’s Ministry of Public Security Reports Increased Anti-Religious Repression in 2024
Besides police activity and arrests, the Ministry claims it organized 56,000 events against “xie jiao” during the year, reaching more than 17 million citizens.
Hubei, CCP Salutes January 1 with a Party Denouncing “Cults and Illegal Religion”
Tongshan County CCP creatively “put together celebration and anti-xie-jiao education,” as the local Party Secretary said.
New Crackdown on Yiguandao in Guangdong
Both local and visiting Taiwanese believers were arrested and charged with being part of a “xie jiao,” although Yiguandao is not in the official list of banned movements.
Entire Village of the Yi Ethnic Minority “Deprogrammed” in Yunnan
When the authorities learned that the banned Association of Disciples had converted all villagers in Jiciping, reeducation was entrusted directly to the police.
Gansu, Association of Disciples Member Deprogrammed—to Atheism
After deprogramming, a former devotee acknowledges he is “his own God” and promises he “will only believe in science and the government.”
China, Anti-Religious Propaganda Targets Mentally Ill Patients and Their Families
Home visits indoctrinate them against “feudal superstitions,” “anti-scientific beliefs,” and “xie jiao.”
Bodhi Gong Believers Sentenced in Inner Mongolia
The Qigong group, which the authorities failed to eradicate, continues to be active and persecuted in several provinces.