China delays mosque demolition after protest

[Right_in_Virginia]

China delays mosque demolition after protest
Channel News Asia, Aug 12, 2018



BEIJING: Authorities in northern China delayed the demolition of a massive mosque on Saturday (Aug 11) after thousands of people demonstrated to stop its destruction, local residents said, amid a nationwide government drive to tighten restrictions on religious activities.

Across China, officials have sought to limit religious freedoms for Muslims as part of a widespread attempt to bring believers in line with the dictates of the ruling Communist Party.
 
Protesters began gathering Thursday ahead of a deadline to demolish the grand mosque in the town of Weizhou in the northern Ningxia region, local residents said.

Videos posted on social media in recent days showed protesters gathering in front of the building as police with riot shields stood by
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Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/china-delays-mosque-demolition-after-protest-10610050

[Right_in_Virginia]

China blinked?

[Fishrrman]

The Chinese ought to force-convert the mosque into a Christian church.

That will REALLY be a slap-in-the-face to muslims there!