United Front chief Li Ganjie’s visit to historically Tibetan areas in Gansu and Sichuan was aimed at regulating the religion of Tibetans—and local Hui Islam—strictly according to Party standards. The post “Sinicizing” Tibetan Buddhism, One Inspection Tour at a...

After the 2018 agreement, pressure on Chinese Catholics is escalating amid apparent indifference from the Vatican, a Human Rights Watch Report says. The post No Real Freedom for the Catholic Church in China first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A Chinese Christian explains that obtaining a Bible legally is difficult—and getting one illegally will land you in jail. The post The Bible Dilemma of China’s House Church Believers first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A campaign in Lishui, Zhejiang, shows how the fight against “heterodox teachings” now targets even young pupils. The post China’s New Front Line Against “Illegal Religion”: Primary School Classrooms first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The detentions of Samten Gyatso and Jamyang Samten highlight the ongoing repression of support for the Dalai Lama in Tibetan monasteries. The post Two Tibetan Monks “Disappeared” into the Chinese Jail System first appeared on Bitter Winter.

In an exclusive interview, the former camp worker describes worsening abuses, transnational pressure, and the urgent need for global accountability. The post Sayragul Sauytbay: China Is Escalating Repression of Uyghurs and Kazakhs first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Soyonbo Borjgin’s PropagandaScope provides an effective new lens on the CCP’s machinery of erasure. The post How Chinese Propaganda Erased Mongolian Identity—and Much More first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A volume edited by Lukas Polorny and Franz Winter classifies and analyzes references by Western esotericists to China. The post When the Esoteric West Sought the Dao—and Discovered Its Own Reflection first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The Chinese Communist Party spells out its program of total control: “Sinicize,” manage, guide, and punish. The post A Blueprint for “Harmony”: Reading Between the Lines of Tibet’s New Governance Gospel first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The new policy assaults the Tibetan language and thus Tibet’s cultural and religious foundations. The post The New Law on Ethnic Unity: A Threat to Tibetan Buddhism first appeared on Bitter Winter.