Hong Kong Leader says Foreigners to Blame for ‘Anti-China’ Rhetoric

January 26, 2024 — 01/26/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) -- In another blow to the rule of law and democracy, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive John Lee said this week that foreign actors and...

A New President and Reign in Taiwan

January 20, 2024 — 01/20/2024 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – Taiwan, a sovereign territory of China and self-governing nation along the southern coast of China, held elections on Jan. 13 that resulted in a...

China’s New Patriotic Education Law Tightens Grip on Church Leaders

January 17, 2024 — 01/17/2024 China (International Christian Concern) -- The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) new controversial Patriotic Education Law came into force on January 1 and party officials reviewed the new guidelines with...

Taiwanese People Reject China’s Influence and Vote Democratic Progressive Party

January 16, 2024 — 01/16/2024 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – Southeast Asia’s first national election for 2024 is complete, as Taiwan has voted its current government back into power. Leader of the Democratic Progressive...

Southeast Asian Elections Will Impact Christians in the Region in 2024 and Beyond

January 12, 2024 — 01/12/2024 Southeast Asia (International Christian Concern) – The Taiwanese national election on January 13 will kickstart several other elections in the Southeast Asia region in 2024. Hundreds of millions of...

Farcical Trial of Christian Businessman Draws Attention in Hong Kong

January 10, 2024 — 01/10/2024 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) -- Jimmy Lai, a Christian businessman and pro-democracy activist, continues to face charges in what many are calling a ridiculous, high-profile trial in Hong...

Bishop Arrested Again for Refusing to Join State-Managed Chinese Church

January 8, 2024 — 01/08/2024 China (International Christian Concern) —Bishop Peter Shao Zhumin of Wenzhou, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, was arrested in mid-December 2023 and then released a few days later. He...

Chinese Government Fuels Campaign Against Religious Freedom Magazine

January 6, 2024 — 01/06/2024 China (International Christian Concern) -- A Chinese government agency has launched a propaganda film attacking human rights and religious freedom magazine Bitter Winter for allegedly promoting cults in China....

Persecuted Chinese Church Blessed by Americans this Christmas

December 21, 2023 — 12/21/2023 Texas (International Christian Concern) -- Christmas cheer and an outpouring of love by Christians in Texas continue to bless the Shenzen Holy Reformed Church (also known as the Mayflower...

Confusion Persists About the True Number of Christians in China

December 14, 2023 — 12/14/2023 China (International Christian Concern) — American thinktank Pew Research reports the official Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS) shows between 2010 and 2018, the share of Chinese adults who formally...

Early Rain Covenant Church in China Continues to Face Harassment

December 12, 2023 — 12/12/2023 China (International Christian Concern) — Members of the Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) in Chengdu continues to face harassment from local authorities, according to a report from Christian Solidarity...

House Church Pastor Remains in Jail

December 6, 2023 — 12/06/2023 China (International Christian Concern) — Brother Chang Hao, pastor of a small rural church in Yunnan, has been ordered by the Zhenxiong County People’s Court to remain in jail...

President Xi Gets Red Carpet Treatment Despite China’s Persecution Record

November 17, 2023 — 11/17/2023 Washington (International Christian Concern) - China's President Xi Jinping recently visited the United States to meet with President Biden, a visit on American soil for the first time in...

Tibetan Students Face Forced Assimilation

October 27, 2023 — 10/27/2023 China (International Christian Concern) -- Students in Tibet as young as preschool are being forced to leave their families and attend boarding schools instituted by the government. This is...

Chinese Conformity and Global Authoritarianism: Part V

October 20, 2023 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Part IV of this series discussed China’s global investment and growing authoritarianism around the world. This article will address how Christians in China and the...

Chinese Conformity and Global Authoritarianism: Part IV

October 18, 2023 — By Lisa Navarrette, ICC Fellow Part III of this series discussed China’s persecution, human rights abuses, and punishment. This article will address how China is using investment in developing nations...