Koreans Warned of China Crackdown On Religion

[To-Whose-Benefit?]

koreatimes
By Jung Min-ho

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http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/world/2018/05/683_249734.html


China has tightened regulations on religious freedom, cracking down on construction of large outdoor religious statues of all kinds.

With churches and other religious facilities being demolished in China amid the Communist Party's increasing restrictions on religion, the Korean government has warned citizens in China to take special care.

"China's government has been tightening regulations on religious groups and their activities," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on Facebook on May 23.

"Some Koreans have been caught violating the rules. We urge Koreans who are residing or visiting China to take special precautions."

In a message to Christian missionaries, the ministry warned that China had banned missionaries from targeting Chinese.