Communist party bans believers in province of ‘China’s Jerusalem’

Jonathan Kaiman

Officials in Zhejiang province, south-east China, will reinforce a ban on admitting new Communist party members who practise religion, suggesting that a protracted crackdown on Christianity in the province will continue.

Last year, Zhejiang officials cracked down on churches Wenzhou, often called “China’s Jerusalem” for its reputation as a religious stronghold and where about an eighth of 8 million residents are Christian, according to state media.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/02/chinese-communist-party-officials-crack-down-believers