The Chinese Communist Party’s national conference on religious affairs headed by President Xi Jinping has stressed the strict implementation of Marxist policies [1], increased online surveillance and tightening control of religion to ensure national security.
During the conference in Beijing on Dec. 3-4, Xi emphasised the importance of “upholding the principle of developing religions in the Chinese context and providing active guidance for the adaptation of religions to socialist society,” according to a statement from the CCP.
Xi said China would further promote the Sinicization of religion, with a focus on strengthening control of online religious affairs, and insisted that all religious activities must be conducted within the boundary of the law, reports Xinhua news agency.