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Vatican's charm offensive studied attentively by Chinese ministry of state security

Filipino-born Cardinal Antonio Luis Gokim Tagle with Pope Francis in 2013. © REUTERS/Alessandro Bianchi

Cardinal Antonio Luis Gokim Tagle and Hong Kong Apostolic Nuncio Stephen Chow are behind the Vatican's latest outreach to China, which has piqued the interest of the country's ministry of state security. [...] (522 words)

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