The Next Pope and Vatican Diplomacy
by George WeigelVatican diplomacy seems to be reverting to a Casaroli-style accommodation of thuggish regimes. Continue Reading »
The Vatican’s Choice: Jimmy Lai or Xi Jinping?
by George WeigelThis latest display of Beijing’s intent to enforce communist power in Hong Kong coincides with the most recent persecution of Jimmy Lai. Continue Reading »
Confucian Integralism
by Matthew SchmitzIn 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 »
Doubling Down On a Bad Deal
by George WeigelNary a public word has been spoken by Vatican diplomacy about the brutality of the Chinese communist regime. Continue Reading »
How China Changed Hollywood
by Mark BauerleinMartha Bayles and Mark Bauerlein discuss the many ways the American film industry has caved to the demands of the Chinese market. Continue Reading »
China’s Second Cultural Revolution
by Thomas F. FarrMao’s successors concede that trying to kill religion is not realistic, but that religion poses a mortal threat to communist rule and must be controlled. Continue Reading »
China’s Sovereignty Tripwire in Hong Kong
by David P. GoldmanChina will tolerate no infringement on its sovereignty anywhere, because loss of sovereignty anywhere poses a threat to all Chinese sovereignty everywhere. Continue Reading »
Is China a Model of the Common Good?
by Matthew SchmitzThe common good is not a euphemism for tyranny, and oppression is not a synonym for order. Continue Reading »
The Fate of Hong Kong’s Christians
by Alessandra BocchiMillions, including many Christians, have taken to the streets in Hong Kong to protest a proposed extradition bill. Continue Reading »
Diplomacy and Persecution in China
by Thomas F. FarrWe are witnessing a global crisis in religious freedom, wherein roughly three-quarters of the world’s people live in nations where religion is highly or very highly restricted. China presents a particularly troubling case. The assault on religion currently taking place under President Xi Jinping . . . . Continue Reading »
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