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Chinese authorities putting pressure on churches

WENZHOU, China - Graffiti denouncing the Chinese Communist Party on a wall photographed on April 28, 2014, near a church in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, shows deep conflicts between local municipal authorities and Christians in the east coast province known for having a relatively large number of Christians. Many churches were ordered to remove their crosses for their alleged violation of building codes. The conflicts culminated in the recent demolition of the city's Sanjiang Church, which was about to be completed, by the local authorities.

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1 year after high-speed train accident

WENZHOU, China - A police car is seen parked on July 23, 2012, near the site where a deadly high-speed train collision took place a year ago in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province. Seen above is a surveillance camera.

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1 year after high-speed train accident

WENZHOU, China - A train passes on July 23, 2012, the site where a deadly high-speed train collision took place a year ago in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.

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1 year after high-speed train accident

WENZHOU, China - People bow after offering flowers on July 23, 2012, at the site where a deadly high-speed train collision took place a year ago in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province.

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Funeral of China train accident victims

WENZHOU, China - Yang Feng (C) helps to carry the coffin of his wife in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on Aug. 1, 2011. His pregnant wife and three other relatives were among the victims of a collision between two high-speed trains that occurred in the city on July 23.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives grieve at a crematory in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 30, 2011, for one of the victims of a fatal high-speed train accident in the city.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives head to cremation after a funeral in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 30, 2011, for one of the victims in a fatal high-speed train accident in the city.

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Families mourn victims of train accident

WENZHOU, China - Bereaved families lay flowers at the site of a fatal high-speed train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 29, 2011.

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Families mourn victims of train accident

WENZHOU, China - Bereaved families lay flowers at the site of a fatal high-speed train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 29, 2011.

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Families mourn victims of train accident

WENZHOU, China - Bereaved families lay flowers at the site of a fatal train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 28, 2011.

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Chinese Premier Wen at train accident site

WENZHOU, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao speaks to reporters on July 28, 2011, at the site of a fatal train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China. Wen promised transparency in the probe of the collision of two high-speed trains.

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Chinese Premier Wen at train accident site

WENZHOU, China - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (front) offers flowers at the site of a fatal train accident in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, in southeastern China, on July 28, 2011.

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China Premier Wen in Wenzhou

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal high-speed train accident hold a banner in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 28, 2011, calling on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for justice. Wen arrived in the city the same day to mourn the victims.

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China Premier Wen in Wenzhou

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal high-speed train accident hold a banner in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 28, 2011, calling on Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao for justice. Wen arrived in the city the same day to mourn the victims.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - A relative (L) of one of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, 2011, argues with a police officer (R) at Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, China's Zhejiang Province, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - A carriage (L) from a train that was hit by another train while it was stalled is lifted from an elevated railway in Wenzhou, China's Zhejiang Province, on July 24, 2011, following the fatal bullet train accident on July 23. Part of a train carriage that hit the train is seen to the right.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Men examine a high-speed train from the fatal July 23 accident at a cargo station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, 2011, holding a banner calling for the truth behind the accident, march at Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, China's Zhejiang Province, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, hold a banner calling for the truth behind the accident at Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - People examine the train wreckage from the fatal July 23 accident at a cargo station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, stage a sit-in to protest the accident at Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 27, 2011.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, walk to Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 27, 2011, to lodge a protest against the accident. One man holds a photo of a victim.

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Train accident in China

WENZHOU, China - Relatives of the victims of a fatal bullet train accident that happened on July 23, tell reporters they want the truth about the accident at Wenzhou South station in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China, on July 27, 2011.

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China train accident

WENZHOU, China - A damaged train carriage covered in a sheet is loaded onto a truck on July 26, 2011, at the site of a collision on July 23 between a high-speed train and a stalled train in Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province.

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Train removed after accident

WENZHOU, China - A car of a high-speed train is covered by a sheet to be removed on July 26, 2011, from the site of a fatal accident on July 23 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China.

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Train removed after accident

WENZHOU, China - A car of a high-speed train is removed on July 26, 2011, from the site of a fatal accident on July 23 in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province in China.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A wrecked car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another bullet train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wreckage of a bullet train is destroyed on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another bullet train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. The car seen on R is believed to be the other train. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wreckage of the head part of a bullet train is destroyed on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - The wrecked part of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011 at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Photo taken on July 24, 2011 shows the wrecked cars of a bullet train after the train collided with another bullet train and derailed on a bridge in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. At least dozens are reportedly dead in the accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Chinese personnel work at the site of a bullet train collision in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, on July 24, 2011, a day after the fatal accident.

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Bullet train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A car of a bullet train is removed from a bridge on July 24, 2011, at the site of the train's collision with another train and derailment the previous day in Wenzhou in east China's Zhejiang Province. Dozens have been reported dead in the accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - A victim of a collision between two bullet trains in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, is treated at a hospital in the Chinese city on July 24, 2011, a day after the fatal accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - Workers remove wrecked train cars in Wenzhou, China, on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the accident.

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Train collision in China

WENZHOU, China - People look at wrecked train cars in Wenzhou, China, on July 24, 2011, that fell from a bridge in a train collision the previous day. Over 30 people were killed and more than 200 were injured in the bullet train accident.