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Recruiting the Gods: China Represses Religion at Home but Weaponizes It in Taiwan

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

Theosophy’s Literary Skeletons: Urs App and Madame Blavatsky’s “Mental Furniture”

“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.

Opinion: Stop Dealing with Thieves. America Must Recognize the Uyghurs’ Stake in Rare Earths

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...

Prime Minister Takaichi and the Fight Against the East Turkestan Genocide: A Uyghur View

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...

Michelle Bachelet at the Court of Communist China

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...

Humkar Dorje Rinpoche: UN Demands Truth Behind Suspicious Death of Tibetan Lama in Vietnam

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.

Tsang Monastery: One Tibetan Monk Arrested, A Leader Commits Suicide

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.

From Galwan to the Brahmaputra: China’s Expanding Strategy of Coercion

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.

Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 4. Shifting Sands

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.

Quanzhen: How China Weaponizes Taoism for Global Propaganda. 3. Ready to Mobilize?

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...