Buddhism in China, which came from India via the Silk Road around the 2nd century BC, remains one of the most widespread religions. It is practiced in regions like Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and other ...

In China, belief in gods and other religious figures is more common than formal religious identity. For example, according to the 2016 China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) survey, 18% of Chinese adults ...

“The Politics of Increasing Religious Diversity in China.” Daedalus. Also refer to Vala, Carsten T. 2017. “The Politics of Protestant Churches and the Party-State in China: God above Party?” ↩; Wu, ...

Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wisc., the chairman of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), on Wednesday called attention to China’s increasing crackdown on religious freedoms ...

Christianity is staging a comeback in China this year—a comeback almost unbelievable to those who remember its plight there in 1927. The change is due entirely to the war with Japan and the ...

For Shin-Cooper, as for Camardella, the World Religions experience is about understanding and appreciating cultural and religious diversity. “This is such a unique class,” said Shin-Cooper.

Persecution of Catholics. Frederick Davie, vice chairman of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, noted in his remarks that persecution has worsened for Catholics in China ...

The Chinese government’s revised regulations in the Xinjiang region tighten controls over the religious practices of the predominantly Muslim ethnic Uyghurs.