China's Xi stresses Communist leadership over religion

China's Xi stresses Communist leadership over religion Beijing (AFP) April 24, 2016 - Chinese religious groups must obey the staunchly atheist ruling Communist Party, President Xi Jinping has told a key meeting on religion according to state media, as Beijing tightens controls on civil society organisations and churches. "Religious groups... must adhere to the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC)," Xi told senior party officials at a conference ending on Saturday, ... more

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