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Police Clash With Protesters Over Cross Removal

Christianity has been steadily gaining followers in Wenzhou, Zhejiang since the mid 1800s; in a city sometimes called the “Jerusalem of the East,” an estimated 15% of the local population are church-going Christians. In recent months, many Christian churches in and around Wenzhou have been demolished or seen their crosses removed, and many more have been notified by provincial authorities that they will soon share one of these fates. Early