xie jiao spiritual control and comprises eight aspects:
1. Making followers accept the doctrine of the organization as the absolute truth from the bottom of their hearts;
2. Using deceptive language; the special language of the
xie jiao does not expand understanding but limits it, to the point that people stop thinking altogether.
3. Only good and proper thinking is encouraged.
4. Using hypnosis to reduce alterations in one s mental state.
5. Manipulating memories of past events and transplanting false memories.
6. Preventing independent thinking and eliminating negative thoughts.
7. Opposing rationalized analysis, critical thinking and promoting destructive criticism; criticism of an organization s teachings, doctrines, or policies are illegal.
Under Hong Kong s New National Security Law, Authorities Arrest Top Pro-Democracy Activists
December 17, 2020 | By Heath Sloane
Introduction
In recent weeks, Hong Kong authorities have conducted sweeping arrests of high-profile activists for alleged breaches of the country s new National Security Law. In the latest blow to the city s pro-democracy movement, veteran activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, and Ivan Lam were sentenced to extended prison time, while media mogul Jimmy Lai was formally charged with colluding with foreign forces. [1] As Beijing cracks down on political dissent and media freedom in the city, Hong Kong s hopes for any semblance of autonomy under the One Country, Two Systems framework are disappearing at an alarming rate.
Xi Jinping Calls For China To Prepare For War. Again
December 10, 2020 | By Heath Sloane
Introduction
On November 30, 2020, the top decision-making body of the Chinese Communist Party convened to review regulations to improve China s combat effectiveness (See APPENDIX).[1] Without explicit mention of China s strategic capabilities, the meeting emphasized Xi Jinping Thought and loyalty to the Party as guiding tenets in strengthening its armed forces. As the Chairman of the Central Military Commission, Xi Jinping presided over the Politburo meeting and emphasized China s need to prepare for war by integrating political works into all links [chain of command] of combat effectiveness. [2] While calls to enhance China s war-readiness have become clichés in statements issued by the CCP, this meeting offers a prescient reminder of where the true loyalties of China s regular forces lie. That is, to the Party - not to the people.