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China's Smack Down53 Christian professors, students, and church-planters detained. (Sept. 11, 2000)

House Approves Divisive U.S.-China Trade PactBut will permanent normal trade relations status help human rights? (May 25, 2000)

China Should Improve on Religion to Gain Permanent Trade Status, Commission SaysReligious liberty in Sudan and Russia also criticized. (May 8, 2000)

A Tale of China's Two ChurchesEyewitness reports of repression and revival. (July 13, 1998)

Late last year, Chinese leaders gave indications that the country may soon drop the requirement that Protestant congregations must register and join the Three Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM). London"s Guardian and Far Eastern Economic Review both reported on this apparent move to be friendlier to religion. Related Christianity Today articles include:

Free China's ChurchThe Communist country may ease some religious restrictions, but they still want an apolitical church. (January 3, 2002)

Communists May Recognize Independent ChristiansCommunist leaders in China are preparing to give formal recognition to unregistered religious groups, but house-church leaders are wary. (November 19, 2001)

Changes in China's Religious Policy Imminent?Several respected house-church leaders consulted about official registration. (November 16, 2001)

For more articles on religion in China, see Yahoo full coverage and Christianity Today'sWorld Report.

A recent Christianity Today Web-only feature analyzed the Falun Gong: What is it and why does China want to destroy it?

China Source is an organization that provides information and resources for people who serve China.

FreeChurchForChina.org is a non-profit advocacy group for religious freedom.

Human rights groups have voiced strong protest against the selection of Beijing to host the 2008 Olympic Games. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom statement depicts its deep disappointment with the Olympic decision.

Human Rights Watch answers questions concerning Beijing's selection to host the games and issued a press release challenging sponsors to make the event a force of change. The group's 2001 World Report on China said it "showed no signs of easing stringent curbs on basic freedoms."

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March 11 2002, Vol. 46, No. 3