BEIJING (AP) – Xiao Baolong, a notorious anti-Christian saint who is notorious for destroying thousands of Christian churches in China’s eastern province of Zhejiang, has been appointed head of China’s administrative office in Hong Kong. Xiao, a close confidant of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been appointed director of the Hong Kong Macau Affairs Office (HKMAO) in place of Zhang Xiaoing. State media reported on Thursday that Xiao’s appointment as part of a bureaucratic scandal following the coronavirus epidemic is seen by experts as a sign of strengthening China’s control over Hong Kong, which is a semi-autonomous state.

Xia served as the deputy of Shi Jinping from 2003-2007 when she was secretary of the Communist Party of Zhejiang Province. He is best known for the destruction of the crosses in temples. In 2015, Xia was directly overseeing actions against religious freedom in Zhejiang province. In addition to the upper crosses of many shrines, many shrines have been demolished under the supervision of Sia. In 2018, he was appointed Vice-Chairman and Secretary-General of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Following months of mass protests in Hong Kong, current director Zhang Xiao has lost his position.

Chinese university professor Willie Lam responded that the appointment of Xiao was bad news for Hong Kong. “China aims to strengthen its surveillance and control in all spheres of society,” he said. At a plenary session of the Communist Party in China last November, China said it would strengthen its control over Hong Kong. While in Zhejiang province, many people, including government officials, disagreed with Xiao because of the repressive actions against the Christian community.

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