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Following recent signs of continuous warming relationship between #China and the Vatican, the highest level meeting between both sides happened on the sideline of the Munich Security Conference, further paving ways for formal ties to be formed ... mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…
... further down the road. #Taiwan has been actively trying to highlight its commitment to defending religious freedom in Asia through active participation in international level events, yet the Vatican might choose to overlook the importance of that.
On top of that, #China has a long history of oppressing its religious community, including the Catholics and many in the community criticized the deal that the Vatican struck with Beijing in 2018. Beijing’s campaign to “sinicize” all religions doesn’t seem to bother @Pontifex.
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