That's true.
You may have forgotten ,but if you allow me to add more. The Chinese government doesn't have a religious profiling at all. Having said that. The Government won't bother looking at what people believe in as long as they abide by the laws. In addition to that, the restriction isn't exclusively on Muslims the same is applied toward everybody. You have to fallow the Chinese laws no matter what your faith is. Chairman Mao's ideology is slightly different from Lenin's i.e. Mao's social objective was the contribution of each individual to the State ,therefore the people serve themselves. I spoke with the Chinese diplomat here in KSA I really was honored to meet them
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The Chinese don't have a problem with Islam. It's their rules ,but still you can pray and fast and do whatever you would like. The columnist seems to be naive to such an extent. In reality, the Government cracked down at any protester regardless of what you faith. In another word, don't make chaos or you will be hold accountable. Maybe it seems a bit wired to you because
India is a democratic country.
We once raised our concerns and got a very polite and positive reply by the PRC. How come you don't want me to respect them? Of course they handled us in a different way which is stunning.