Results for: Sinicization
Supporting Article
Missions with Chinese Characteristics
[…] Religious Regulations (implemented since 2/1/2018),1 Charity Law2 (governing Chinese domestic charities and NGOs), Foreign NGO Law3 (governing international NGOs in China), merger of SARA into the UFWD,4 sinicization movement.5 Some of the key features and intentions of these policy changes have been to: restrict the scope and scale of Christian churches and organizations, restrict […]
ZGBriefs | August 1, 2019
[…] influence in the Gulf, and mass persecution of Muslims in China, this community is simultaneously precarious and of huge strategic importance to Beijing. Shrewd as Serpents amid Sinicization (July 31, 2019, Jackson Wu) This post gives a few miscellaneous updates concerning the government’s efforts to “sinicize” the Chinese church. As I’ve noted before “sinicization” is a […]
Lead Article
A Decade of Change and Future Prospects
[…] being criticized for believing things that conflict with Chinese culture (an ideological approach) or current national/Party policy. This new approach has been implemented under the banner of Sinicization of religion in China.16 This ideological approach is more challenging for churches to navigate and touches on many core theological beliefs and church practices. Securitization of […]
ZGBriefs | February 20, 2025
[…] at the factory, hailed as the first ever made by an African nation, was built mainly in China and launched from a spaceport there in December 2023. Sinicization Campaigns Target Hui Communities and Mosques (February 12, 2025, China Digital Times) Steadily growing over the past few years, the Chinese government’s Sinicization campaigns have targeted […]
God’s Abundant Blessing
[…] be able to meet and talk with ChinaSource team members Joann Pittman, Andrea Lee, and Peter Arneson. ChinaSource Team News On January 29, Brent Fulton’s article, “ Sinicization: Culture or Politics?” was re-published by Christian Daily. In Case You Missed It A selection of recently published items: Robert Ekvall: Living on the Edge, ChinaSource […]
Enduring Friendship
When our friendship storyline is out of step with the larger cultural narrative, whether in China or in the West, how do we as the body of Christ continue to build bridges of understanding?
Top 10 Christian News Stories in China in 2016
[…] issue stirred up trouble because Christians who were embroiled in the discussion for the journal talked about Jesus and the Bible. 1. Seminars and Discussions on “ Sinicization of Christianity” The International Seminar on “Sinicization of Christianity in China” was held in Beijing on Nov. 20th, 2015. The seminar was sponsored by the World […]
5 Theological Truths and Church-State Relations (2)
Lessons from China
[…] into an image of its own creation. In China, the CCP has announced its intention to create a “Sinicized Christianity.” One aspect of the CCP’s new “ Sinicization of Christianity” policy is the prohibition of children from attending services in the government-recognized (TSPM) churches. This attempt to limit further the church’s reach reveals the […]
ZGBriefs | December 27, 2018
[…] 19, 2018, MIT Technology Review) Three generations of personal and political history show the tensions between the Communist Party’s need for knowledge and its need for ideological control. Sinicization: China Only for the Chinese (December 26, 2018, ChinaSource Blog) It is critical for those who love China, especially educators, to consider the three-fold CCP sinicization offensive and […]
The 2023 Regulations for Religious Activity Site Registration
What the Party Doesn’t Want You to Know
[…] forces… organizing…unapproved religious activities outside religious venues…” The meaning and scope of these terms is unclear. Venues should also “practice core socialist values” and “adhere to the Sinicization of China’s religions.” Friends in China tell me that “practic core socialist values” and Sinicization has meant in some cases that Protestant preachers and pastors are […]