▁named ▁secretary - general ▁of ▁the ▁C PA ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁served ▁as ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁organization , ▁which ▁oper ates ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁State ▁Administration ▁for ▁Relig ious ▁Affairs . ▁Li u ▁has ▁states ▁his ▁belief ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁should ▁appoint ▁its ▁own ▁b ish ops , ▁without ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁authority ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁See . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : Ch inese ▁Patri otic ▁Catholic ▁Association ▁Category : Ch inese ▁Christian ▁religious ▁leaders ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 3 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China ▁polit icians ▁from ▁Sh and ong <0x0A> </s> ▁Ale pu ▁is ▁a ▁sw amp ▁on ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁Black ▁Sea ▁coast , ▁situated ▁within ▁Burg as ▁Province , ▁ 6 . 5 ▁kilom eters ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁resort ▁town ▁of ▁So z opol . ▁It ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁wide , ▁with ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁Since ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁the ▁area ▁has ▁been ▁designated ▁a ▁nature ▁reserve ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁large ▁variety ▁of ▁rare ▁and ▁protected ▁water ▁birds ▁who ▁live ▁there , ▁and ▁has ▁sust ained ▁significant ▁interest ▁from ▁local ▁and ▁foreign ▁orn ith olog ists . ▁The ▁sand ▁d unes ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁reserve ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁designated ▁as ▁protected . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁la x ▁protection ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁authorities , ▁illegal ▁hunting ▁and ▁fish ing ▁remain ▁a ▁threat