China's Ruling Party Orders Crackdown on Religion in Its Ranks

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China's Ruling Party Orders Crackdown on Religion in Its Ranks
2018-08-29


A house church shut down by authorities in central China's Henan province is shown in a June 4, 2018 photo.
AP

The atheist ruling Chinese Communist Party has tightened restrictions on the practice of religion by its nearly 90 million members, as well as insisting that they show positive signs of loyalty to President Xi Jinping.

Newly revised "Regulations on Disciplinary Measures" issued on Aug. 26 require the party to "strictly deal with the use of religious activities to undermine national unity."

Party committees at every level, whether in government departments or major enterprises, must also "strengthen the ideological education of religious members."

Read more at: https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/religion-08292018105710.html