Chinese Use ‘Building Regulations’ to Crack Down

Approximately “200 protesters had flocked to the church to protect it” but moved out of the way once police arrived.

 
According to Yahoo News, “Evangelist Qu Linnuo…said authorities told the church the cross violated building height limits.” Throughout Zhejiang province–which is where Wenzhou is located–“authorities have toppled or threatened to topple crosses at more than 130 Protestant churches.” In some instances they have bulldozed sanctuaries to the ground as well.

 
And while officials continue to point to “building codes” to justify their actions, “Church groups…say the government is targeting [China’s] fastest-growing religion.” The Pew Research center placed the number of Protestants in China at 58 million 2011.

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