China signals more hardline religious policy at the ‘Two Sessions’ political conclave

1 year ago

(TibetanReview.net, Mar08’25) – The fourth most senior official in China’s ruling Communist Party, who oversees the country’s national political advisory body, has called for efforts to “ensure law-based management of religious affairs” to make sure that religious activities are “legal, safe and orderly”, reported the scmp.com Mar 7. It said Premier Li Qiang also stressed the need to “strengthen the rule of law in the governance of religious affairs”, a theme that did not appear in last year’s report.

While these remarks sound innocuous enough, the nub lies in what those laws are, what the Communist Party of China-state considers “safe and or...

Original Article