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Although religion will not be competing in the Olympic Games, it seems to be a more competitive force in China than people imagine; a 2005 survey conducted by InterMedia found that 33% of Communist Party officials and government employees said they were very or somewhat interested in having media access to information on the topic of religion, making them the most interested occupational group among the dozen or so groups reported. There are other signs that the Communist Party is taking note of the growing interest in religion in the country. For instance, Hu Jintao, President and General Secretary of the Communist Party of China, broke with former practice and included a formal discussion of religion at last October\u2019s National Congress. In January 2008, Hu stated to the Chinese Politburo, \u201cWe must strive to closely unite religious figures and believers \u2026 to build an all-around \u2026 prosperous society while quickening the pace toward the modernization of socialism.\u201d The relatively high level of interest in the topic of religion by Communist Party and government employees, in particular, may indicate that the government is seeking to come to terms with the interest in religion on the part of many people in China.Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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