This image taken on April 30, 2014 shows a Christian church in the town of Oubei, outside the city of Wenzhou that Chinese authorities have begun demolishing on April 28, according to Internet postings, after a weeks-long stand-off between worshippers and the local government. Authorities had approved the construction of the Sanjiang Church in Wenzhou with an area of 1,881 square metres (20,240 square feet) but the finished building was roughly four times that size, state media have reported, which the local government claims is an illegal structure. AFP PHOTO/Mark RALSTON (Photo credit should read MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)
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