In what has become traditional season's greetings, every year about this time, there are Western media reports about China pushing back against Christmas.
They cite as "evidence" for this rumors about local officials forcing the removal of Christmas decorations or Christmas-related goods.
That the government in Langfang, Hebei province, was banning Christmas goods was one such rumor, which is a misrepresentation of a local pre-holiday campaign aimed at street peddlers' unauthorized occupation of public spaces.
These reports turn a blind eye to the ubiquitous Christmas decorations and festive dining in many cities.
Such biased reports simply serve as a means to reinforce the stereotype the West is trying to peddle of the atheist Chinese authorities being anti-religion.