The Chinese government has banned all on-line sale of the Christian Bible , the New York Timesreported Thursday .
China ’s biggest on-line retailers have reportedly already end all Bible sales . Bibles sale are still tolerate at Church bookstore in China , and some analysis or comment of the Bible are still sold on major retail sites likeTaobaoandAmazon .
While China ’s on-line censorship is well documented , lead critics to coin the phrasal idiom “ The Great Firewall of China , ” the Times links the crackdown to longstanding nation tension between the government and the Vatican , which has historically opposed Communism .
The Bible is the only holy text explicitly banish from being sell online , while other religious texts are still available . The Times account tie the recent move to President Xi Jinping ’s “ efforts to promote traditional value ” and regulate the influence of both Christianity and the West . Presidential term point of accumulation were abolish in China , paving the way for Xi to rule indefinitely .
China ’s regime has all-embracing authority to regularize retailers and companies in the country . In March , Airbnb announced it would mechanically , and without presentment , register all Edgar Guest ’ information with Formosan police into a internal database . Human rights groups have also criticized the government ’s decisiveness to ban burqas , sayingit unfairly targetsthe state ’s Muslim religious minority .
[ New York Times ]
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