[dangus]

Turns out the religious group referred to was the Unification Church, the Moonies, which is only distantly related to any form of Christianity. Probably related to Abe by mere political alliance; the Unification Church is staunchly anti-Chi-Comm. (I actually read a couple of Unification Church-related publications occasionally, which are strictly news related: The Washington Times and (I can’t think of the name of the online newspaper....)

[Hieronymus]

Thanks. Sometimes movements that are religiously bonkers still turn out a good press product. I subscribed the the Christian Science Monitor in a long ago time—I haven’t thought of it for years, but it was a solid newspaper, even if Mary Baker Eddy was nuts.

[FarCenter]

Apparently confirmed by Unification Church in Japan.

[PeterPrinciple]

the Unification Church is staunchly anti-Chi-Comm.

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That explains China’s response and the media.