Four requirements

(四進). A nationwide campaign, launched in June 2018 to promote “sinicization” of religion, demands that religious communities adopt four specific practices:
– ritually raise the national flag, often while singing the national anthem;
– teach believes about and promote the Chinese Constitution, laws, and regulations;
– preach and promote the “Core Socialist Values”; and
– promote “China’s excellent traditional culture.”

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