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After stealing tech, IP, and churning out fake products, the CCP is now trying to steal Buddhism itself. What's with their obsession with taking everything from other countries?
China's been caught red-handed investing big in Buddhism to expand its influence across Asia, challenging India's historical and cultural claim to the faith — all while the Dalai Lama succession looms.
This is classic CCP behavior:
Steal Western/Japanese/Korean tech and reverse-engineer it.
Flood markets with counterfeits and cheap copies.
Now, they're trying to co-opt an entire ancient religion and culture that originated in India and is central to Tibet to push geopolitical soft power and control the next Dalai Lama.
Why are communists/authoritarians like this? They don't create they seize, control, and repurpose. No respect for originality, borders, or genuine heritage. Buddhism gets "Sinicized" just like everything else under Xi. It's not about faith; it's about domination and erasing inconvenient histories (like Tibet). Alarm bells for the US and India make total sense. This isn't soft power it's cultural theft on steroids.
Sources: NBC News on China's big spending in Tibet/Buddhism ahead of succession, plus recent reports on the Dalai Lama's plans and Beijing's interference.
Thoughts? Is this just the next phase of "China Dream" expansionism?