A New President and Reign in TaiwanJanuary 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...
Taiwanese People Reject China’s Influence and Vote Democratic Progressive PartyJanuary 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 BeyondJanuary 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...
China Pressures Vatican to Sever Taiwan TiesOctober 25, 2021 — 10/25/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Under Pope Francis’ leadership, it is no secret that the Vatican has been warming up to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) with the...
China Pressuring the Church in Hong Kong and TaiwanMay 10, 2021 — 05/10/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government, long criticized for its persecution of religion within its borders, seems to be expanding the reach of its persecution efforts outside the country....
Religious Freedom on the Agenda as Blinken Embarks on First Trip AbroadMarch 15, 2021 — 03/15/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Landing in Japan this morning, Secretary of State Antony Blinken kicked off the first in a series of meetings with key U.S. allies...
Religious Freedom Forum meets in TaiwanJune 7, 2019 — 06/07/2019 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – From May 30 until June 1 the Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum met in Taipei with the theme of “Rising to the Challenge.” The...
Taiwan Hosts International Religious Freedom ForumMay 29, 2019 — 05/29/2019 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – From May 30 to June 1, Taiwan will host the first Taiwan International Religious Freedom Forum (TIRFF), organized by several international non-governmental organizations. China...
Taiwan, U.S. to Hold Indo-Pacific Forum on Religious FreedomFebruary 12, 2019 — 02/12/2019 Taiwan (International Christian Concern) – According to Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Taiwan and the United States will jointly host a regional dialogue on religious freedom from March...
Taiwan Archbishop Asks Pope Not to Sacrifice Taiwan Over Vatican-China DealMay 22, 2018 — ICC Note: Archbishop John Hung Shan-chuan and his Taiwanese delegation visited the Pope on May 14. In the meeting, he asked Pope Francis to protect Taiwan from being sacrificed as part...
Taiwan Bishops Invite Pope to Visit TaiwanMay 16, 2018 — ICC Note: Seven Taiwanese bishops visited Rome to meet and invite the Pope to make a historic visit to Taiwan next year, a move that would irritate China. There has been...
Taipei Archbishop Doesn’t Think Vatican-China Deal Will Lead to Diplomatic TiesFebruary 27, 2018 — ICC Note: The Holy See and China seem to be finalizing a deal over bishop appointment in China, which many see as a move closer to establishing diplomatic relations between the...
Professor criticizes China’s grip on religion spreading to TaiwanNovember 27, 2017 — ICC Note: Following the Communist Party’s 19th Congress, the Chinese government is cementing tighter control over religious believers. Even Taiwan, the neighboring self-ruling state is affected by that. Chen Wenshan,...
Vietnam: Priests Harassed, Threatened by ‘Red Flag’ GroupNovember 2, 2017 — ICC Note: Two Catholic priests in central Vietnam were threatened by more than 300 mobs belonging to the “Red Flag” group. It is believed that the mob group is supported...
Taiwan’s Legislative Body Unanimously Condemns China’s Human Rights RecordApril 13, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Taiwan's legislative body voted unanimously on a motion challenging the Taiwanese government to condemn China's persecution of human rights activists and religious citizens. China and Taiwan have a...
Faith-Based Persecution on the Rise in Asia-PacificMarch 31, 2016 — ICC Note: Taiwan played host to the first ever Asia-Pacific Religious Freedom Forum in late February where notable politicians and religious leaders met to discuss the rise in religious persecution...
