(TibetanReview.net, Jan01’20) – China is to implement new measures from Feb 1, 2020 under which religious organizations must “spread the principles and policies of the Chinese Communist Party” by educating “religious staff and religious citizens to support the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party,” reported asianews.it Dec 31,citing China’s official […]

(TibetanReview.net, Dec25’19) – China has called for a “comprehensive evaluation of the existing religious classics aiming at contents which do not conform to the progress of the times” and it has been understood to mean that the Bible and the Quran should be rewritten by “re-translation”. The order was issued […]

(TibetanReview.net, Dec13’19) – China has tasked its state approved, national-level religious bodies, the only ones allowed to exist in the country, to rebut a groundswell of international criticisms of its repression of religious freedom by calling them to a meeting in Beijing on Dec 12. The groups gathered in Beijing […]

(TibetanReview.net, Apr11’19) – A new campaign is underway at Sera Monastery in Tibet’s capital Lhasa, ordering its monks to strictly obey Chinese laws and take a “stand against separatism” in keeping with the country’s ongoing Sinicization-of-religion policy, reported the Tibetan Service of rfa.org, citing official Chinese media reports. The report […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov02, 2018) – In a most invasive Sinicization of religion, China has co-opted Tibetan Buddhist monks and nuns with accomplished records in religious studies as Chinese communist Party propagandists tasked to educate fellow-monks and nuns to compel them to be loyal subjects of the party-state. A recent official Global […]

(TibetanReview.net, Sep21, 2018) – A deal between China and the Vatican over the issue of appointment of bishops is all but imminent, according to China’s official globaltimes.cn Sep 19. If it materializes, the pact will mean substantial progress in China-Vatican relations, the report said. Such a deal is seen as […]

(TibetanReview.net, Aug27, 2018) – Visiting Tibet autonomous Region from Aug 24 to 26, China’s top political advisor Mr Wang Yang has called for advancing anti-separatism efforts and more efforts to better integrate Tibetan Buddhism into the socialist society, reported China’s official Xinhua news agency Aug 26. He has called for […]

(TibetanReview.net, Jan03, 2018) – Followers of Tibet’s ancient, pre-Buddhist religion, known as Bonism, have a new spiritual head. He is Geshe Dawa Dhargay, the 34th Menri Trizin, elected from a list of nearly 60 candidates. Geshe Dawa Dhargay was enthroned at the Pal Shenten Menri Ling Monastery at Dolanji in […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov30, 2017) – China has begun training Tibetan monks and nuns to integrate Buddhism with Chinese culture in keeping with the requirements outlined by the 19th five-yearly national congress of the Communist Party of China held in Beijing Oct 18-24, reported timesofindia.com Nov 29, citing China’s state media which […]

(TibetanReview.net, Nov15, 2017) – China has vowed to make ending poverty by 2020 a top priority and a part of that campaign, at least in the case of one county, involves requiring believers in Christianity to replace the portraits of Jesus Christ that form the centrepieces of their homes with […]