Beijing has loosened rules on public worship, but its approach to religion is bound to the Party's political interests.
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Dr Fabrizio Bozzato is a political analyst and commentator focused on Asia, the Pacific Islands region and Sino-Vatican relations. He is an Associate Research Fellow with the Taiwan Strategy Research Association, the Asia Japan Research Center at Tokyo’s Kokushikan University, and the Department of Communication and Social Research of the University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’. He has published and lectured on a wide range of international politics issues. He has a MA from the University of Tasmania and a PhD from Tamkang University.