“On the contrary, he focused on ‘Sinicization,’ which, as it is now clear, does not mean adapting religion to Chinese customs ...

“Sinicization” is anything but that: It’s the perverse inversion of inculturation, rightly understood. Catholic faith in China must be conformed to “Xi Jinping Thought; ...

Sinicization means assimilation into Chinese culture, especially the language, customs, norms, and national identity of the Han majority in China proper. However, ...

Since 2016, when President Xi Jinping called for the “Sinicization” of religions, which aims to ensure that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is the arbiter of people’s spiritual life, ...

Beijing’s Doudian Mosque, the largest Islamic house of worship in northern China, is the latest architectural landmark to be transfigured under Beijing’s Sinicization program aimed at ...

The “Sinicization” of religions, however, goes beyond controlling the appearance, number, location and size of religious venues, Human Rights Watch said.

Sinicization, said Xi, means that all religious communities should be led by the Party, controlled by the Party, and support the Party. Three months later, the CCP was even bolder about the program.

Xi’s Sinicization campaign will flatten the complexity of Chinese society. Xi’s program will not end at converting architectural styles. The state will likely convince certified imams of (or ...

The Sinicization of Tibetan names-an effort to align naming conventions with Chinese linguistic norms-serves as a significant aspect of cultural integration, administrative efficiency, ...

Thousands of ethnic minority Muslims surrounded a mosque in southwestern China over the weekend in a last-ditch effort to prevent what they said was an attempt by authorities to remove its dome ...

The Sinicization of Buddhism for thousands of years is not simply a creation by elite Buddhists and literati but the joint work of worshipers in Chinese Buddhism. Fourth, ...

After ‘Sinicization’ of Islam in Xinjiang, China is closing and destroying mosques in other Muslim areas: report . James Griffiths Asia correspondent. Hong kong. Published November 21, 2023.