Death of a venture capitalist in Beijing after a Legacy course evidences the CCP’s idiosyncratic approach to the question of the xie jiao
Xie Jiao Organizations
Peng Bo: Top “Anti-Cult” Bureaucrat Expelled from the CCP
Peng Bo was accused of being ineffective and dishonest, and practicing “superstitious activities” himself.
Supreme Court Asks for Heavier Repression of Illegal Religion in Rural Areas
The new “Opinions” on how courts should works in the countryside, of which we offer a full translation, calls for a crackdown on unauthorized religions.
Anti-Einstein Relativity Research Association Banned As a “Cult”
The Beijing-based group, whose theories were once supported by Mao, was liquidated on June 30, after New Ager Guo Ping was appointed its Vice President.
“Deprogrammed Cultists” Compelled to Sing “Glory to the Communist Party”
Celebrations for the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party also reached the centers where members of xie jiao are “transformed”—or else.
35 Years Ago: The Tragedy of the Great Sage Dynasty
Depicted as the quintessential xie jiao, the movement founded in 1986 was eradicated in 1990 and its leader executed. Why do Chinese media remember it now?
Manmin Central Church Believers Detained in Different Provinces
While the leader is serving a 16-year jail term in Korea for sexual abuse, the church is still active both in its home country and in China.
21 Bloody Holy Spirit Members Sentenced in Guangxi
As the banned Bloody Holy Spirit christian movement continues to be active in China, persecution intensifies.
Followers of Persecuted Buddhist Leader Arrested in Henan
Nobody knows whether Tian Ruisheng died or went into seclusion. What is certain, members of his Xiang Gong movement are still persecuted.
181 Association of Disciples Members Arrested in Ningxia
Local authorities claim this is a fruit of their model policy of offering large rewards to those who denounce devotees of banned religious groups.