Hardline Chinese official moved to province with Catholics
A Chinese official removed last week as Communist Party chief of restive Tibet has been made head of the province in the center of contention over China’s Catholics, said a report on in.reuters.com.
Zhang Qingli, who gained a reputation as an unyielding Communist Party secretary of heavily Buddhist Tibet, has been appointed party secretary of Hebei, the province surrounding Beijing, the Xinhua news agency has reported.
The province is home to roughly a quarter of China’s 8-12 million Roman Catholics.
Zhang’s new post will give him an influential role in China’s relationship with the Vatican, which is in dispute with Beijing over control of church affairs.
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China moves Tibet hardliner to heavily Catholic province (Reuters)
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