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China Is Stepping Up Its Control over Religion

Shen Hua

   WASHINGTON - China appears to be strengthening its censorship controls
   over Christian religious publications that are approved for
   distribution by the state.

   While the Chinese Communist Party outlaws many religious texts and
   other books considered subversive, it does allow some Christian groups
   to distribute religious literature that meets the requirements of the
   country's censors.

   However just recently, according to [1]China Aid, a Christian NGO
   focused on raising awareness of religious freedom in China, censors
   have begun removing the words "Christ" and "Jesus" from some
   publications, including on Chinese social media networks, replacing
   them with the letters "JD" and "YS." Other scholars say Christians
   themselves may be replacing the words in the text on their own, trying
   to avoid online censors that may be blocking the words from reaching
   online readers.

References

   1. https://www.chinaaid.net/2020/10/blog-post_24.html

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