Surveillance Cameras Installed in Churches
Churches in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, a heavily Christian area, have been required to install...
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LatestWhy China Fears Christianity
Long distrustful of religion for its potential to erode public support for the Party, Beijing has...
China Releases Christian Human Rights Lawyer
Christian rights lawyer Zhang Kai announced on social media on Wednesday that he has been released...
Minitrue: 21 Rules on Coverage of the Two Sessions
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been...
Rebel Pepper (变态辣椒): Zhang Kai on the Cross
Cartoonist Rebel Pepper comments on the recent televised confession by lawyer Zhang Kai, who had...
Leading Pastor Probed on Suspicion of Embezzlement
At TIME, Rishi Iyengar reports that Pastor Gu Yuese of Zhejiang’s Chongyi Church has been...
Chinese Rights Lawyer Could Face Spying Charges
Beijing-based rights lawyer Zhang Kai is being held by Zhejiang authorities on suspicion of spying...
Christians Who Opposed Cross Removals Detained
Since 2013, over 1,200 crosses have been removed from Christian churches in Zhejiang province and...
Wenzhou Internet Police: May We Follow This User?
A request from the Wenzhou Internet police to surveil a Weibo user posting about church crosses...
Zhejiang Official Says Cross Removals Will Continue
As Christians in Zhejiang protest against the forced removal of church crosses, a provincial...
Badiucao (巴丢草): Shaolin Vows and Zhejiang Crosses
In a recent cartoon, Badiucao focuses on two ongoing cases related to the state control of...
Official Says Cross Removals for “Safety Concerns”
A resurgence in cross removals at Christian churches in Zhejiang province has again led Christians...
Christians Protest ‘Evil’ Cross-Removal Campaign
At The Guardian, Tom Phillips reports that Christian leaders in Wenzhou, a historically Christian...
Xinjiang Party Chief Calls for the ‘Sinicization’ of Religion
While addressing a meeting of religious representatives in Urumqi on Sunday, Zhang Chunxian, the...
Draft Regulation on Church Crosses Issued in Zhejiang
After a series of church demolitions and cross removals in Zhejiang Province over the past two...
National Goals Murky After Zhejiang Church Razings
While officials in Zhejiang Province have denied that recent church demolitions and cross removals...
Police Clash With Protesters Over Cross Removal
Christianity has been steadily gaining followers in Wenzhou, Zhejiang since the mid 1800s; in a...
Chinese Christians Fend Off Church Demolition
Anxieties among Chinese Christians have been stirred this year by a campaign of church demolitions...
