The CCP has escalated its persecution of Christians throughout 2022, cracking down on religious content in churches and online, while demanding allegiance to Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to watchdog groups.
a Report released last week China Aid, a US-based non-governmental organization, said the Chinese government was using “fraud” accusations to finance the house church movement, which consists of Christian congregations not registered with the official Protestant churches in China. I warned him that I was suffocating him.
According to the report, authorities used the traditional Christian practice of giving tithes and offerings under the Measures for the Financial Control of Venues of Religious Activities, which was updated last June. , defeating the charges against the house church. The report notes that multiple house church pastors and elders have been imprisoned and could face years in prison.
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A new ChinaAid report warned that the Chinese government, which once demanded loyalty to the Communist Party, is increasingly demanding “worship and loyalty” to Chinese President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
ChinaAid president and founder Bob Fu said in a statement that his organization is also “deeply concerned” about how state-sanctioned churches are handled in China, which has about 96.7 million Christians. I am concerned,” he said. According to the Persecution Observatory, the Doors are open.
“Using new measures against online religious content and the infamous ‘new coronavirus zero’ policy, authorities have restricted or eliminated Christian gatherings,” Fu said.
According to ChinaAid, the Chinese government is also cracking down on Christian websites and apps to “keep Christianity out of cyberspace.”
Censorship of online Christian content, including group chats, has reached an “unprecedented” level after “administrative measures for religious information and services on the Internet” came into effect in 2022, the report warned. .
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According to ChinaAid, authorities are using traditional Christian practices of tithes and offerings to fabricate charges against unregistered house churches. (Courtesy: Open Doors USA)
CathAssist, which became China’s first Christian phone app in 2013, was among those shut down under the new regulations after failing to obtain a license. According to ChinaAid’s report, the app “failed to meet government licensing requirements despite taking various measures such as stopping sharing, renaming, and modifying content.”
“…religious Sinicization has evolved from supporting the Communist Party of China to worship and loyalty to Xi Jinping.”
Fu also noted that the Chinese government has long demanded sole loyalty to the Communist Party, but in recent years has emphasized loyalty to Jinping.
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The ChinaAid report warns that “religious Sinicization evolves from the CCP’s support for worship and loyalty to Xi Jinping.” (CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images)
“Before, during, and after the opening of the Congress, Chinese state-run religious groups generously praised and eulogized President Xi with more extravagant words and phrases than Chinese state media. “It shows that Chinese sinicization has evolved from supporting the cult of the Chinese Communist Party and loyalty to Xi Jinping,” the report said.
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“Their goal is not just to create a ‘socialist-friendly’ church. They want it to disappear,” Fu said. “The international community needs to know about these trends and developments as China continues to rise on the world stage.”