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Vatican's secret diplomacy clashes with internal tensions in Beijing

After the Hong Kong cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun's brief arrest on 11 May, what remains of any domestic opposition to the Chinese Communist Party has taken another swipe at the China's talks with the Vatican so dear to President Xi Jinping. [...] (471 words)

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