Hong Kong's top Catholic cleric is due to arrive in Beijing on Monday on the first visit to the Chinese capital by a bishop of the former British colony in nearly 30 years, despite signs of new Sino-Vatican tension.
In a statement to Reuters ahead of his five-day trip, Hong Kong Bishop Stephen Chow - who was appointed by the pope - said he hoped to"promote exchanges and interactions" between the mainland and the broader Church, in particular with Asia. FILE PHOTO
The Vatican said it was informed of the decision just a few days before the Chinese announcement, and has previously accused China of violating a bilateral accord, renewed last October, over the appointment of bishops. In a statement to Reuters ahead of his five-day trip, Chow - who was appointed by the pope - said he hoped to "promote exchanges and interactions" between the mainland and the broader Church, in particular with Asia.
Vatican officials have said the 2018 deal, the details of which have not been disclosed, does not apply to Hong Kong given the "one country, two systems" arrangement that secured its handover from British to Chinese rule in 1997.
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