Who, in fact, set the example for hostage‑taking—Donald Trump or Xi Jinping? A Uyghur journalist’s opinion. The post A Tale of Two Hostage-Takings: Maduro and the Uyghurs first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Even the usually cautious United Nations has now issued an official statement suggesting Beijing may be guilty of “enslavement as a crime against humanity.” The post The Denial Has Collapsed: UN Confirms Forced Labor in Tibet and Xinjiang first...

Nepal imports technology from China—which is where data end up. The post Nepal, Belt and Road to Big Brother: Surveillance Tech in China’s Sphere of Influence first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Can China capture Taiwan’s President as the U.S. did with Maduro? Maybe not, judging from Beijing’s “anti-terrorism” operation of 2015 in the Uyghur region. The post America’s Maduro Operation and China’s Aksu Cave Operation: A Uyghur View first appeared...

After an international conference celebrating the wisdom and poetry of Tsangyang Gyatso, Beijing repeats its falsehoods about Tibetan history. The post Three Centuries After His Death, China Is Still Afraid of the Sixth Dalai Lama first appeared on Bitter...

The document released by the U.S. Congressional‑Executive Commission on China (quoting several “Bitter Winter” articles) insists on religious persecution. The post U.S. Congressional Report Maps a Broadening Repression in China first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The Atajurt volunteers on trial committed no crime. Theirs was a legitimate political protest. The post China, Kazakhstan, and the “Chinese Flag Burning” Trial first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The same story links the Nativity and the martyrs: those who seek to live according to conscience often face hostility. Support “Bitter Winter,” it is here to help them. The post A Christmas Meditation: From the Manger to the...

With the pretext of “fire security,” the Chinese desecrate Buddhist sacred symbols. The post Golog Prefecture, Qinghai Province: Beijing’s Bonfire of Tibetan Prayer Flags first appeared on Bitter Winter.

By celebrating the anniversary of its counterfeit, the CCP is announcing that it will brook no challenge to its authority over the next reincarnation: that of the Dalai Lama. The post The Theater of Obedience: 30 Years of the...

The latest blow in the campaign to erase Tibetan religion and identity shutters one of Golog’s few independent Tibetan-language schools. The post China Detains Respected Tibetan Educator Dorje Tenzin, Closes His School first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A Chinese Christian debunks the official propaganda: there is no religious liberty under the Communist Party rule. The post The Dual Face of “Freedom of Belief” in China: Constitutional Promises and Real-World Persecution first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The press, movies, and TV dramas can be strong allies of truth. They can also turn away from it, distracting the public through spectacle and display. The post When the Media and the Entertainment Industry Slander Religion first appeared...

The new regulations institutionalize a system known for its abuses and often used against religious dissidents. The post China’s New Residential Surveillance Rules: Reform or Consolidation of an Abusive System? first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A study by Li Hou-chen in “Lingua Sinica” examines how China’s VIP guests are outmaneuvered and manipulated to further CCP propaganda. The post Holger Chen’s Shanghai Sojourn: A Taiwanese Influencer Under Influence first appeared on Bitter Winter.

La repressione tecnologica avanza. Ma avanzano anche i mezzi per eluderla. The post Tecnologie biometriche e vie di fuga: perché il riconoscimento facciale non rende “obsoleti” i racconti dei rifugiati cinesi first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The Three-Self Church is not a real church but a political propaganda agency. Leaving it, however, exposes one to the risk of being arrested. The post The Weeping Believer: A Report from a Chinese Christian first appeared on Bitter...

The Chinese Communist regime’s efforts to undermine liberties far beyond its own borders know no rest—the paradigmatic case of 22-year-old Zhang Yadi. The post Silencing Pro-Tibet Activists Abroad: China’s Transnational Repression first appeared on Bitter Winter.

A testimony by Amsterdam’s “lonely Uyghur” protester about the relevance and beauty of November 16. The post Why Uyghurs Commemorated the East Turkestan Republic Day first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The goddes Mazu, the divinized general Guan Yu, and other deities are mobilized by CCP propaganda to promote the reunification narrative.

“The Mother of All Religions,” a tour de force on the sources of Theosophy’s foundational texts, is both impressive and irritating. The post Theosophy’s Literary Skeletons: Urs App and Madame Blavatsky’s “Mental Furniture” first appeared on Bitter Winter.

China is committing genocide against the Uyghurs precisely to secure permanent control over strategic resources such as rare earths. A Uyghur journalist’s appeal to the U.S. The post Opinion: Stop Dealing with Thieves. America Must Recognize the Uyghurs’ Stake...

Aware of the Chinese threat, the new Japanese government may revamp an old history of friendship with the Uyghurs. The post Prime Minister Takaichi and the Fight Against the East Turkestan Genocide: A Uyghur View first appeared on Bitter...

A new photo opportunity with the CCP for the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, who failed to confront the regime on the Uyghurs’ cultural genocide. The post Michelle Bachelet at the Court of Communist China first appeared...

Few Tibetans believe the respected abbott died “of natural causes.” The United Nations does not believe it either. The post Humkar Dorje Rinpoche: UN Demands Truth Behind Suspicious Death of Tibetan Lama in Vietnam first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Zega Gyatso was arrested while seeking medical treatment. Geshe Shersang Gyatso, the monastery’s managing director, took his life after heavy police interrogation. The post Tsang Monastery: One Tibetan Monk Arrested, A Leader Commits Suicide first appeared on Bitter Winter.

China’s Brahmaputra mega-dam endangers India’s water security, ecology, and strategic stability, extending aggression from borders to rivers. The post From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion first appeared on Bitter Winter.

Beijing’s efforts to infiltrate Taoism in Taiwan continue. However, Taiwanese see China and the CCP with growing mistrust. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 4. Shifting Sands first appeared on Bitter Winter.

The CCP would like to use Taiwanese Quanzhen Taoists for its purposes. However, it encounters an obstacle in the very structure of Taiwan’s Taoism. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 3. Ready to Mobilize? first...

The global expansion of the Quanzhen sect of Taoism and how the CCP has used it as a tool of influence through the United Front Work Department. The post Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 1. International...