By James Pomfret and Yimou Lee DAJIA, Taiwan (Reuters) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is ramping up exchanges with folk religious groups in rural Taiwan in an attempt to manipulate political opinion in Beijing’s favour ahead of elections next month, according to Taiwan government documents and security officials. Religious trips across the Taiwan Strait increased this year after the end of China’s years-long zero COVID policy, according to a review of the websites of the Chinese government, CCP-run religious groups and state media. Dozens of the trips were focused on worship of Mazu, a se…