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Chinese Muslims protest against plan to demolish mosque
August 10, 2018 By Faith Matters

Chinese Muslims protest against plan to demolish mosque

Hundreds of ethnic Hui Muslims are staging a sit-in protest in China’s western region of Ningxia against government plans to demolish a huge new mosque, amid tightening curbs on Islam to pull its practice in line with the Chinese mainstream. China officially guarantees freedom of religion, but in recent years officials nervous about the possibility […]

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Google plans censored version of search engine in China
August 2, 2018 By Faith Matters

Google plans censored version of search engine in China

Google plans to launch a version of its search engine in China that will block some websites and search terms, two sources said, in a move that could mark its return to a market it abandoned eight years ago on censorship concerns. The plan comes even as China has stepped up scrutiny into business dealings […]

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