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Symposium commemorates late Chinese Christian leader

Xinhua, September 22, 2015 Adjust font size:

A symposium was held in Beijing on Tuesday to mark what would have been the 100th birthday of bishop Ding Guangxun, the late leader of the Christian community in China.

Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attended the symposium.

Ding, who died in 2012, had acted as president and honorary president of the China Christian Council and as vice chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC.

Sun Chunlan, head of the United Front Work Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called upon officials to learn from Ding's patriotism and lifelong dedication to the country's religious affairs. Endi