In a time when the Communist Party of China is purging the country of "foreign" influences and religion, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints has secured permission to expand their presence in the country in an incredibly meaningful way.
This is not without precedent. Thomas S Monson famously traveled to Eastern Germany at the height of the Cold War to gain similar concessions.

But it is still a big deal. I never thought I would see the day.
I am going to have to write a piece.
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