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'''Xi Jinping''' (born June 15, 1953) is the President of the [[People's Republic of China]], current General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of China]].
'''Xi Jinping''' (born June 15, 1953) is the President of the [[People's Republic of China]], current General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of China]]. He is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission. In 2013, he became the president and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
He is also Chairman of the Central Military Commission.
In 2013, he became the president and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of China.
== Xi Jinping and atheism ==
== Xi Jinping and atheism ==
Xi Jinping is an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref>
Xi Jinping is an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref> He is very opposed to [[Christianity]] and has increased [[Christian persecution|persecution of Christians]].<ref>Williams, Thomas D. (April 22, 2018). [http://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2018/04/22/china-aid-president-xi-jinping-views-christian-churches-severe-national-security-threat/ China Aid: President Xi Jinping Views Christian Churches as ‘Severe National Security Threat’]. ''Breitbart News''. Retrieved April 22, 2018.</ref>
Atheism is a core tenet of militant [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]).
Atheism is a core tenet of militant [[communism|communist]] ideology (see: [[Atheism and communism]]).
In 1955, [[China|Chinese]] communist leader Zhou Enlai declared, "We Communists are atheists".<ref>Noebel, David, The Battle for Truth, Harvest House, 2001.</ref>
In 1955, [[China|Chinese]] communist leader Zhou Enlai declared, "We Communists are atheists".<ref>Noebel, David, The Battle for Truth, Harvest House, 2001.</ref>
In 2014, the ''New American'' website indicated:
In 2014, ''[[The New American]]'' indicated:
{{Cquote|The Communist Party of China (CPC) is letting its members know that the party’s official adherence to [[militant atheism]] has not changed; Party members are not allowed to be Christians, or to hold any other religious beliefs. That is the clear message sent by a top Party official in an editorial published on November 14 in the Global Times, the international version of People’s Daily, the official newspaper and mouthpiece of the CPC.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref>}}
{{Cquote|The Communist Party of China (CPC) is letting its members know that the party’s official adherence to [[militant atheism]] has not changed; Party members are not allowed to be Christians, or to hold any other religious beliefs. That is the clear message sent by a top Party official in an editorial published on November 14 in the Global Times, the international version of People’s Daily, the official newspaper and mouthpiece of the CPC.<ref>[https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/asia/item/19567-china-s-communist-party-reaffirms-marxism-maoism-atheism China’s Communist Party Reaffirms Marxism, Maoism, Atheism], New American, 2014</ref>}}
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