The Costs of the Vatican’s Deal With China

by Nina Shea

Cardinal Joseph Zen of Hong Kong has accused the Holy See of accepting terms that will “kill our Church.” Continue Reading »

4 Nov 2020

The Neo-Confucian Bluff

by David Lyle Jeffrey

After being denounced during the Cultural Revolution (1966–76) as inconsistent with Marxist ideals, Confucianism has made an astonishing return to official favor in China. In 2010, I participated in the first Nishan Forum, which marked a dramatic and orchestrated confirmation that Confucian . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 2020

If You Sup With The Devil

by Francis X. Maier

Rome drastically misreads the CCP’s determination to replace any independent understanding of God or gods with its own omnipotence. Continue Reading »

9 Oct 2020

Red Terror

by Gabriel Rossman

As American society was roiled this summer by civil unrest, purges, and struggle sessions, I read Frank Dikötter’s The Cultural Revolution: A People’s History, a recently published book that is newly relevant. The subtitle is a bit of historiographic trolling. “People’s history” is a . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2020

China’s Catholics and the Church’s Moral Witness

by Michael R. Pompeo

If the Chinese Communist Party manages to bring the Catholic Church and other religious communities to heel, regimes that disdain human rights will be emboldened. Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2020

The Next Pope and Vatican Diplomacy

by George Weigel

Vatican diplomacy seems to be reverting to a Casaroli-style accommodation of thuggish regimes. Continue Reading »

22 Jul 2020

The Vatican’s Choice: Jimmy Lai or Xi Jinping?

by George Weigel

This latest display of Beijing’s intent to enforce communist power in Hong Kong coincides with the most recent persecution of Jimmy Lai.  Continue Reading »

3 Jun 2020

Confucian Integralism

by Matthew Schmitz

In May 1989, protestors in Tiananmen Square erected a plaster statue of the Goddess Democracy. For almost a week, it faced off against the giant portrait of Chairman Mao that hangs from the Gate of Heavenly Peace. The juxtaposition seemed to sum up the choice facing China: communist rule or liberal . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 2020

Doubling Down On a Bad Deal

by George Weigel

Nary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime.  Continue Reading »

11 Mar 2020

How China Changed Hollywood

by Mark Bauerlein

Martha Bayles and Mark Bauerlein discuss the many ways the American film industry has caved to the demands of the Chinese market. Continue Reading »

21 Jan 2020