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Protestant five-year plan for Chinese Christianity
Translated document outlines strategy for Sinicization that will adapt religion to China's socialist society
April 20, 2018
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Church crackdown intensifies in China's Henan province
Sources say provincial party chief Wang Guosheng is behind extensive campaign of church persecution
April 20, 2018
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Protestant plan focuses on Sinicization of Christianity
Five-year Chinese blueprint aims to remove religion's 'foreign nature' and promote socialist values
April 20, 2018
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China's religious freedom white paper is doublespeak
While much of its aim is to appease the Vatican, most of the paper is a triumph of theory over fact
April 19, 2018
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Catholics in China's Henan warned not to cross 'red line'
As authorities strictly enforce revised religious rules, two organizations advise faithful that venues could be closed
April 18, 2018
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Protestant plan for Chinese Christianity 'serves politics'
Critics say state organizations promoting five-year blueprint have never opposed China's clampdown on religious freedom
April 17, 2018
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Chinese-state Protestants plan 'socialist' Christianity
Secular version of Bible is planned under five-year blueprint unveiled by church's two main bodies
April 16, 2018
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Parts of China's Henan enforce registration for all faiths
Even officially recognized churches and religious communities across Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Daoism are not immune
April 13, 2018
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Top Chinese religion cadre promoted in new structure
Wang Zuoan promoted as deputy director of powerful United Front Work Department as it takes control of all things religious
April 11, 2018
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Bible rewrite helps stoke censorship fears in China
Concerns grow that Beijing's internet clampdown will soon target religious books and other publications
April 5, 2018
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