Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province. The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. Photo: Lvv2.com
Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province. The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. Photo: Lvv2.com
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Want to escape poverty? Replace pictures of Jesus with Xi Jinping, Christian villagers urged

Believers urged to replace religious artefacts in their homes with posters of Communist Party leader if they want to benefit from poverty-relief efforts

Nectar Gan
Nectar Gan

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province. The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. Photo: Lvv2.com
Men put up a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in a home in Yugan county, southern China’s Jiangxi province. The local government has launched a campaign to “transform believers in religion into believers in the party”. Photo: Lvv2.com
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