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Well played, Mother Church. Well played<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Here are the Chinese characters for Happy New Year: \u606d\u79a7\u767c\u8ca1 Gong Xi Fai Cai<\/a>!<\/p>\n

P.S. Check out the China Tag<\/a> for some great stories about Catholics from China whom I love.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"