As China’s President Xi Jinping has consolidated his power, his government has brutally cracked down on Christianity around the country, destroying crosses, burning Bibles, and shutting down churches, according to Bob Fu of the U.S.-based group China Aid.
Fu showed the Associated Press (AP) videos that recorded piles of burning Bibles and forms allegedly signed by people saying they gave up their Christianity. Fu referred to churches that have been closed in central Henan province as well as a house church closed in Beijing, calling the actions a “significant escalation” of the government’s crackdown. He wrote, “The international community should be alarmed and outraged for this blatant violation of freedom of religion and belief.” He added that the severity of the crackdown was unmatched since Mao’s brutal 1966-1976 Cultural Revolution.
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