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Interview with Former China Taoist Association Monk Min Zhiting

22 May 2015
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WRN Editorial Staff

Former China Taoist Association Chairman Min Zhiting discusses the Chinese Taoist population, how Taoists are helping improve literacy, Tao gods, and becoming a monk. This interview was conducted...

Tibet Wants China to Return Panchen Lama 20 Years After Disappearance

05 May 2015
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Alison Lesley

It has been 20 years since China abducted the 11th Panchen Lama when he was 6 years old, and Tibet is calling for support from the international community. The Central Tibetan Administration has called...

How The Stressed Chinese Millennials Are Taking Solace In Buddhism

13 Apr 2015
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Alison Lesley

In this era, millennial Chinese don’t see Buddhism as a religion, but a culture. The majority of the Chinese millennials are turning towards Buddhism. Half a decade ago, Beijingar Robert Zhao traveled...

The Chinese Pastor Who Was Sentenced To Prison For Protesting Church Demolitions

11 Apr 2015
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Alison Lesley

A Chinese pastor was sentenced to a year of jail time after being found guilty of disrupting social order by a jury after a trial that lasted for 6 hours. The name of the Christian pastor is Huang...

China Demands Control over Dalai Lama’s Reincarnation

18 Mar 2015
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Krista R. Burdine

As tensions between China and Tibet rise, China demands control over the reincarnation of the Dalai Lama who may simply choose not to reincarnate Atheist communist China is up in arms over suggestions...

China Stops Tibetan Monks from Returning to Monasteries

10 Mar 2015
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Alison Lesley

China exerts its power over Tibet, restricting young Tibetan monks from returning to their monasteries after their family visit. Young Tibetan monks in the Qinghai Province are being blocked by Chinese...

China Continues Its Crackdown On Christianity

13 Feb 2015
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Kyle Glatz

The Chinese government cracking down on Christians is becoming more and more familiar. China has taken an increasingly active position in thwarting religion in throughout the nation. While the official...

Christianity in China: Rethinking Religion

06 Nov 2014
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Emily Murdoch

Christianity is hard to control in China, and getting harder all the time. Christianity is spreading rapidly in China and infiltrating the party’s own ranks. The line is blurring between house churches...

Ancient Chinese Scroll ‘Procession of Taoist Immortals’ Missing

23 Oct 2014
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Alison Lesley

The prized scroll is part of a collection by the late C.C. Wang, above. The Procession of Taoist Immortals Scroll is an important relic of ancient China, but it went missing during a heated estate...

China’s Communist Party Harasses Christian Churches

01 Oct 2014
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Kyle Glatz

China's Communist Party continues to harass Christian churches within its borders, but those congregations are starting to rise up. In what has become an all too familiar scene in China, another church...