China outlaws large underground Protestant church in Beijing

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China outlaws large underground Protestant church in Beijing
Reuters: Beijing city authorities have banned one of the largest unofficial Protestant churches in the city and confiscated "illegal promotional materials", amid a deepening crackdown on China's "underground" churches.