Older Monks and Nuns Expelled From a ‘Calmer’ Larung Gar
Kunsang Tenzin | Radio Free Asia Chinese authorities working to reduce the size of Sichuan’s Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Tibet are now targeting the center’s older monks and nuns for removal, meanwhile sparing the houses of Han Chinese lay members from destruction, sources say. Demolition crews have not yet finished their work of tearing […]
Larung Gar Leaders Urge Calm as Demolition Appears Set to Proceed
Lhuboom | Radio Free Asia Monastic leaders at a sprawling Tibetan Buddhist study center in southwestern China’s Sichuan province are urging calm as Chinese authorities prepare to tear down large sections of the complex, sources in the region say. The move, which will reduce a large but still uncounted population of monks and nuns at […]
17 Crosses Destroyed, Authorities Threaten Demolition
Qiao Nong | China Aid (Wenzhou, Zhejiang—March 8, 2016) The amount of church crosses demolished in China’s coastal Zhejiang since the beginning of 2016 rose to 49 on March 3 as authorities across the province continue a cross removal campaign. Earlier this year, churches in the province received official notices that threatened to forcibly demolish […]
Interview With the Wenzhou Pastor: After the Demolition Comes the “Transformations”
<!–[CDATA[ Yaxue Cao and Pastor L | China Change This article was first published in China Change web site on December 15, 2015 Yaxue Cao (YC): Paster L, I interviewed you in late July at the height of the Chinese government’s cross-removal campaign. The campaign of demolishing churches and removing crosses had lasted a year and […]
Zhejiang Church Faces Demolition Threat
<!–[CDATA[ China Aid (Wenzhou, Zhejiang—Nov. 20, 2015) On Nov. 11, authorities in China’s coastal Zhejiang issued a demolition notice to a government-sanctioned Three-Self church, announcing the impending destruction of the church on Nov. 16. Xialing Christian Church, located in the Lucheng District of Wenzhou, has faced demolition threats for more than a year. On numerous […]
Chanting Monks Deployed in Standoff Over Cross Demolition in China’s Zhejiang
<!–[CDATA[Yang Fan | Radio Free Asia Officials in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang sent in monks to burn incense and chant Buddhist scriptures as a “provocation” as Christian believers faced off with a government-backed demolition gang intent on removing a large cross from the roof of their church, church members told RFA on Monday. The monks came in and chanted […]
How a Chinese Official Used ‘Rule of Law’ to Get His Way
<!–[CDATA[Frank Fang and Leo Timm | Epoch Times As a weeping Ms. Pan watched her home being razed to the ground, she begged Hua Guojun, the official ordering the demolition, to stop. “If you have any complaints you can sue the government,” Hua replied with a smile. Identified only by her surname, Ms. Pan is a businesswoman […]