Posted on 04/25/2016 1:39:27 AM PDT by Olog-hai
Chinese President Xi Jinping says that China must be on guard against nefarious religious influences from abroad.
His comments over the weekend follow a tightening of religious space that has seen bans on the wearing of veils and beards in the predominantly Muslim region of Xinjiang and the removal of church crosses in eastern China.
“We must resolutely guard against overseas infiltrations via religious means and prevent ideological infringement by extremists,” Xi said at a Beijing conference on religions attended by top leaders, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. …
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I may disagree with China’s form of government, but at least they look out for their own interests. Wish we’d try that sometime in this country.
Yeah no doubt.
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