China’s soaring Christian population threatens to undermine the communist party’s state-sponsored Atheism
ELEANOR ALBERT, COUNCIL ON FOREIGN RELATIONS
BUSINESSINSIDER.COM
May 8, 2015
Introduction
China has witnessed a religious revival over the past four decades, in particular with the significant increase in Christian believers, accounting for 5 percent of the population, according to Pew Research Center data.
The number of Chinese Protestants has grown by an average of 10 percent annually since 1979.
By some estimates, China is on track to have the world’s largest population of Christians by 2030. Though the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is officially atheist, the rise of Christianity presents Beijing with challenges as well as new options for contributing to services, such as health care and education, to an increasingly demanding public.
The government recently launched a series of initiatives to further regulate, and at times restrict, Christian adherents.
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