Under Xi Jinping, the United Front is designed to assimilate and dominate all religions
New government reforms tend to eliminate independent representation in civil society. Everything must be controlled by the Party: churches, religions, ethnic groups. Control over Tibetans and Muslims is being militarised. This is a throwback to the days of Mao Zedong, which led the country to economic disaster. Xi is trying to prevent China from ending like the Soviet Union.
