The latest move by Beijing to ‘Sinicise’ Islam will redefine the practise of the religion in China. No further details about the meeting or the associations were provided by the newspaper, according to Al Jazeera. In recent years, China, under the leadership of President Xi Jingping, has clamped down on different religious groups whose practises had previously been tolerated. China’s stance against religious practices has come under increasing scrutiny from rights groups which have accused the state of conducting an ethnic cleansing campaign. The accusations were rejected by the Chinese government which maintains that it protects the religion and culture of its minorities.

Source: bd News24 January 06, 2019 07:41 UTC