China China’s religion problem: Why the Chinese Communist Party views religious belief as a threat October 17, 2019 0 Image Credit: Photo by Kevin Poh/Flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. By John Powers. Beginning in the earliest grades, Chinese students are subjected to anti-religious propaganda. They learn that…
China Tashi Wangchuk and the state of Tibetan language in China June 20, 2018 1 Written by Katia Buffetrille and Françoise Robin. The PRC is a multi-ethnic country in which citizens theoretically enjoy a number of rights guaranteed by the Constitution. More…
China Playing the Long Game? The Politics of Religious Revival in China and Tibet June 15, 2018 0 Written by Martin Mills. "Religion" in China has never fitted well into European conceptions of the topic. Certainly, getting any kind of statistical handle on…
China Is China Changing? Religious practices in Tibet June 14, 2018 0 Written by Claude Arpi. In October 1950, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) entered Eastern Tibet with the objective of ‘liberating’ the region. The Tibetans, who…
Ethnic Minorities The "Other" ethnic minorities in China April 24, 2018 0 Written by Colin Mackerras Among China’s 55 state-recognised ethnic minorities, the Tibetans and Uyghurs get most media attention. Mostly negative, its focus is repression and human…