Why does China feel so threatened by Christians?

Jan 26, 2021 by

from Christian Today:

Each January, Open Doors released its 2021 World Watch List of the 50 countries where Christians suffer the worst persecution.

This year, China ranked 17th – the first time in a decade that the communist country has re-entered the top 20.

The coronavirus pandemic made life hard enough for people, but for Christians there were additional pressures as the state increasingly used it as a pretext to increase surveillance and tighten its grip on churches.

Dr Ron Boyd-MacMillan, Director of Strategic Research at Open Doors International, speaks to Christian Today about the impact that Covid-19 has had on religious freedom in China and whether things are about to get better or worse.

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