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Two former Orthodox churches in Shanghai, until recently, were being used as restaurants and nightclubs.
Meanwhile, as of the early 21st century, the church operates freely in Hong Kong, where the [[Ecumenical Patriarchate]] has established the [[Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and Southeast Asia]] (OMHKSEA); and [[Orthodoxy in Taiwan|Taiwan]], where rival mission churches representing OMHKSEA and the [[ROCORRussian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] (ROCOR) exist.
In December 2007, the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided at its winter session to open a department concerned with the Chinese Orthodox Autonomous Church (COAC), stressing the need to continue efforts taken by its Department for External Church Relations in the dialogue with the Chinese authorities to normalize the situation of the Orthodox Church in China.{{ref|1}}
