Reported here in the South China Morning Post, another example of the anti-religious policies of the Chinese communists initiated under Xi Jinping since his ascendancy in 2012:
The clampdown is part of a push to “Sinicise religion” – a policy introduced by President Xi Jinping in 2015 to bring religions into line with Chinese culture and the absolute authority of the party. “[We] should adhere to the direction of Sinicising religion in our country, and actively guide religion to adapt to a socialist society,” he said in a report to the party congress last autumn.
