China Reminds Christians to Focus on What Matters This Christmas – Xi JinpingDecember 24, 2021 — 12/24/2021 China (International Christian Concern) - In a bizarre statement of Christmas tidings released yesterday, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) State Administration of Religious Affairs (SARA) has tried to spread Christmas cheer by reminding Christians to focus on what truly matters - the success...
Senate Passes Import Ban on Chinese Goods Using Uyghur Forced LaborDecember 17, 2021 — 12/17/2021 United States (International Christian Concern) – Last night, the U.S. Senate passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. This bipartisan-approved bill prevents the import of goods from China’s Xinjiang...
Bilateral Conversations with China Can Help Advance Religious Freedom, But More Must Be DoneFebruary 12, 2021 — 02/12/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – According to the official White House readout of a call earlier this week between President Biden and President Xi of China, Biden “underscored his fundamental concerns”...
China’s Status as Country of Particular Concern RenewedJune 27, 2019 — 06/27/2019 China (International Christian Concern) – The State Department recently released this year’s International Religious Freedom report for China. In the report, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked the country’s...
Sinicization Program Turing Less Submissive And More Into Worship in ChinaNovember 18, 2018 — 11/18/2018 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government has been enforcing sinicization, a program the government started in efforts to form the assimilation of minority religions to Chinese culture....
China’s Parliament Removes Presidential Term Limits for Xi JinpingMarch 11, 2018 — ICC Note: Without any surprise, China’s National People’s Congress voted on March 11 to endorse proposed amendment to remove presidential term limits for Chinese President Xi Jinping. This means that...
Apotheosis of Xi Continues as Propaganda Film ‘My Country is Incredible’ Dominates Ticket SalesMarch 9, 2018 — ICC Note: Personal worship of Chinese President Xi Jinping continues to expand, as the government orders state-owned enterprises and government-linked agencies to watch the propaganda film “My Country is Incredible.”...
President Xi’s Extension of Power, Bad News for Persecuted Christians in ChinaFebruary 28, 2018 — ICC Note: Chinese President Xi Jinping intends to stay in power past 2022 with a proposal to remove presidential term limits. The Christian Post quotes International Christian Concern in this article...
Persecution Likely to Continue as Xi Extends His TermFebruary 26, 2018 — ICC Note: The Chinese Communist Party has proposed ending presidential term limits. The move comes ahead of the National People's Congress in March and implies that current President Xi Jinping...
Yugan authorities in China replace Jesus with Xi Jinping to help the poorNovember 14, 2017 — ICC Note: In Yugan County, a poor rural area in Jiangxi, China, the local government is pressuring Christians to replace the image of Jesus with that of Chinese President Xi...
China and The Vatican Discuss Reconciliation – Should Catholics Be Pleased?July 19, 2016 — ICC Note: Amidst a Chinese Communist regime afflicting religious minorities with hostilities perhaps unprecedented since the early 2000's, it may seem hopeful that the CCP would even be willing to consider establishing...
Marco Rubio and Chris Smith Call on Obama to Raise Human Rights with Chinese PresidentMarch 31, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Senator Marco Rubio and Congressman Chris Smith yesterday wrote to President Obama, calling on him to raise human rights issues, including religious freedom, with President Xi Jinping during his...
No Safe Haven for Chinese Christians as Government Sanctioned Church is TargetedMarch 21, 2016 — ICC NOTE: In recent months the pastor of the largest Three-Self Patriotic Movement (government approved churches) was detained and arrested on "corruption" charges. In truth, he was arrested for speaking...
Protestant Husband and Wife sentenced to 14 and 12 Years in PrisonFebruary 26, 2016 — ICC NOTE: China's crackdown on church leaders and their congregations are becoming a daily occurrence as hardliner President Xi Jinping maintains his campaign of eliminating religion. Xi is cut from...
Chinese Catholic Leaders Given Ultimatum: Carry Religious ID Cards or Lose Right to Practice Your FaithFebruary 23, 2016 — Communist Government Fears Rise with Increase of Christian Followers 2/23/2016 Washington, D.C. (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that China’s hardline President Xi Jinping has begun...
Is Xi Attempting to Revitalize Mao’s Cultural Revolution?February 15, 2016 — ICC NOTE: Could Chinese President Xi Jinping be attempting to revitalize Mao's Cultural Revolution? He has already begun to emphasize the importance of Chinese culture which was a focal point...
