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China
Though Christian support organization Open Doors ranked China just outside the top 20 of the world’s worst persecutors in 2011, its estimated 67 million Christians make up the world’s largest persecuted church (and some place the number of Christians even higher). But in recent years, publication of Bibles and other Christian books has dramatically increased, thanks in part to government approval. Still, as the 2011 drama surrounding Beijing’s Shouwang house church illustrates, the government continues to constrict freedom of worship in many places.
China's Urban Church
China is changing and so is its church. How new urban believers are shaping society in untold ways.
May 9, 2008
The Chinese Church's Delicate Dance
A conversation with the head of the Protestant Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
November 1, 2004
'God's Double Agent'
One-time atheist and now head of ChinaAid, Bob Fu believes China may soon have one of the largest populations of Christians worldwide.
September 13, 2012
More on China
Persecution in China Is Very Real
You can argue that Christians are more free than they were 30 years ago. But persecution is rising and the central government does plan to eradicate house churches.
February 27, 2013
China Isn't Trying to Wipe Out Christianity
A new report on persecution belies important changes in the country's religious freedom.
February 25, 2013
How China Plans to Wipe Out House Churches
Report: Govt.-sponsored persecution rose 42 percent in 2012.
February 18, 2013
What China's Seven New Rulers Mean for Its 80 Million Christians
Once-a-decade Communist Party transition 'bodes well' for the surging Chinese church.
November 20, 2012
Doubting China's One-Child Policy Change
Why many advocacy groups are condemning another's optimistic report.
November 1, 2012
A Jerusalem Lost
Melanie Kirkpatrick's 'Escape from North Korea' describes how the country descended into tyranny and madness, and why its people want out.
September 27, 2012
Flight from North Korea
Asia's underground railroad has deeply Christian origins, says journalist Melanie Kirkpatrick.
September 27, 2012
Teaching the Dragon
Mission-minded Christian educators run fast-growing universities in North Korea and northeast China.
September 25, 2012
'God's Double Agent'
One-time atheist and now head of ChinaAid, Bob Fu believes China may soon have one of the largest populations of Christians worldwide.
September 13, 2012
Asian American Religiosity
A new survey's findings on the differences between Asians and Asian Americans.
September 10, 2012
The Second Coming Christ Controversy
David Jang has become an increasingly influential figure in Asian and now American evangelicalism. He and his followers have founded media outlets and a Christian college and are key influencers in the World Evangelical Alliance. But many say he leads a group that has encouraged the belief that he's the 'Second Coming Christ.' Is there any truth to the allegations?
August 16, 2012
Christians Face Forced Exodus, Missionary Wins 'Rare' Settlement, Churches Want Fewer Cash Offerings, and More 
Important developments in the church and the world.
May 26, 2012
Discipling the Dragon: Christian Publishing Finds Success in China
Despite stringent controls, 1,300 Christian books are now available—legally—inside the communist country.
January 20, 2012
Half the Sky Is Falling
'Unnatural Selection' traces the world's missing girls back to powerful Western institutions.
October 4, 2011
Interview: Chai Ling on Saving China's Daughters
Each day in China, 35,000 baby girls are aborted and 500 women commit suicide. One freedom fighter won't take it any longer.
October 4, 2011
Profiling Christians Who Have Suffered Under Chinese Communism
A non-Christian reporter profiles martyrs of the Middle Kingdom. A review of 'God Is Red.'
September 28, 2011
Shouwang Showdown, 15 Weeks In
Members of one of China's largest house churches continue to meet amid arrests.
July 20, 2011
Shouwang Church Members Keep Meeting, Court to Hear Seminary Tenure Dispute, and More News
Important recent developments in the church and the world.
June 2, 2011
Should the China Ambassador Worship at a House Church?
Observers discuss whether the U.S. ambassador to China should worship at an unregistered church to 'publicly identify with the persecuted.'
May 31, 2011
Why Beijing's Largest House Church Refuses to Stop Meeting Outdoors
Shouwang vows to continue showdown until Christmas in hopes of ending Achilles' heel of unregistered churches: government pressure on landlords.
April 26, 2011
Thanksgiving Question Nearly Deports Tortured Christian
An immigration judge was distressed that 'Li claimed that Thanksgiving was a Christian holiday.'
April 4, 2011
Luminous Slice of China
In the historical novel 'City of Tranquil Light,' ordinary missionaries transcend extraordinary circumstances.
January 19, 2011
God's Word for Each Person—Worldwide
Should Christians continue to smuggle Bibles into China?
August 18, 2010
Pew Forum Releases Landmark Survey of International Religious Freedom
70 percent of the world lives in areas with high restrictions on religion, report says.
December 16, 2009
Official Chinese Newspaper Publishes Call to Change Religion Policy
Religious freedom experts are surprised and cautiously optimistic, but disagree on proposal.
December 8, 2009
China's 'Conscience' Missing in Action
Top Christian lawyer Gao Zhisheng vanishes as government stifles dissent.
October 23, 2009
China's Human Rights, In the Red
President Obama should keep values at the center of American foreign policy.
March 13, 2009
Smuggling Debate
Ministries disagree on how best to provide Bibles to Chinese Christians.
January 27, 2009
Soul Tremors
With approval from China's government, Robert Yeung brings faith-based counseling to those shaken by the May earthquake.
November 12, 2008
China's Christian Crackdown
Animosity toward unregistered religious activity intensified before the Olympics and isn't going to fade soon.
October 23, 2008
Olympic Snapshot
Imagine swords turned into plowshares, and soldiers into soccer players.
August 8, 2008
Managing a Crisis
Relief needs in China and Myanmar are massive—and will likely continue for years.
May 23, 2008
Aiding China's Shaken Church
Franklin Graham discusses outreach after the Sichuan earthquake.
May 23, 2008
