; Whereas in Zhejiang Province, home to one of China’s largest Christian populations, crosses have been torn down from 1,200 to 1,700 churches since 2015; Whereas, as part of China’s Sinicization of Religion campaign, Beijing’s Zion Church was shut down as well as other unauthorized churches in Henan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Liaoning, and Hebei Provinces; Whereas while the Holy See’s recent deal with the Chinese government reportedly provides a Papal veto over Catholic bishops nominated by the government-supported Bishops Conference and was intended to protect religious freedom, persecution of Chinese Catholics has intensified and new restrictions on religious practice have been in place since the agreement was signed; Whereas a Catholic church in Xingjiang city of Yining had its three crosses, two bell towers, and two statues demolished by authorities, and religious features on the church’s exterior walls and mosaics were covered with paint; Whereas two Marian shrines were destroyed including the Our Lady of the Seven Sorrows in Dongergo, Shanxi Province, and Our Lady of Bliss in Anlong, Guizhou Province; Whereas, in June of 2019, Fujian Province officials issued requirements requiring Catholic priests to ban minors from church and education, to stop relationships with foreign Catholics, to end any missionary efforts, and to prohibit posting religious topics online; Whereas a Chinese official in Luoning county, Henan Province, recently erased the First Commandment from a list of the Ten Commandments hanging on a wall inside a church; Whereas it has been reported that China is going to re-write and issue a version of the Bible with the correct understanding of the text according to the government; Whereas Chinese authorities have banned children and students from attending church services; Whereas, in January 2018, Chinese authorities destroyed the 50,000-member Linfen Golden Lampstand Church