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In
this Dec. 6, 2009, file photo, the Golden Lampstand Church is seen in Linfen in
northern China's Shanxi Province.
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Authorities in northern
China's coal country this week demolished a well-known Christian mega-church,
underscoring long-standing tensions between religious groups and the officially
atheistic Communist Party.
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In
this image taken from video shot Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, by China Aid and
provided to the Associated Press, people watch the demolition of the Golden
Lampstand Church in Linfen in northern China's Shanxi province. Witnesses and
overseas activists say paramilitary troops known as the People's Armed Police
used excavators and dynamite on Tuesday to destroy the Golden Lampstand Church,
a Christian mega-church that clashed with the government. (China Aid via AP)
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