Resources from 2025
The Resource Library is where you will find the latest resources from across our publications.
Supporting Article
Countering Infiltration and Going Global
The Dual Strategy of the Sinicization of Christianity
In recent years, the approach to religious affairs has shifted toward the “Sinicization of Christianity.” This strategy is rooted in two key objectives: “countering infiltration” and “going global.”
Supporting Article
Faith Under Party Rule
The Sinicization of Religion in China
Sinicization is the UFWD’s agenda for Chinese religious associations. All religions are to be Sinicized, even Taoism. But the challenge of bringing “foreign religions” like Christianity and Islam into the Party’s agenda requires increased effort.
Supporting Article
How Zhongguohua Was Adopted as a Path in China’s Current Religious Policy
Xi’s directive to align all religions with Zhongguohua is not only rooted in academic and institutional history but is also deeply embedded in the traditions of the official Protestant church.
Book Reviews
On Rhetorics and Lived Religion
A Review of “The Sinicization of Chinese Religions: From Above and Below”
The work is a must-read for anyone concerned with the direction of Chinese religions and China’s religious policy.
ChinaSource Perspective
What’s in a Name?
Sinicization, Chinafication, or Zhongguohua? Defining the term in question goes to the heart of understanding China’s current policy and its effect upon religious believers.
Resource Corner
Key Scholarly Works on the Sinicization of Christianity in China
Here are some sources that may interest ChinaSource readers concerned with religious life and religious policy in contemporary China, with a thematic focus on Protestant Christianity.
Peacemaking Across Cultures
"Changing Normal" in Chinese!
Changing Normal has become 《和好如初：打破人际关系中的僵局》, currently available as an e-book, with paperback editions expected in late summer 2025.
Who Are Our Ninevites?
Peacemaking Among Chinese Christians in Britain
Expressions of distrust and judgment have loomed so large that some Mandarin-speaking churches and newly established Hong Kong congregations in the same cities avoid any interactions.
ZGBriefs | March 20, 2025
Changsha’s Star Turn: How a Historic City Became China’s “Capital of Entertainment” (March 14, 2025, The World of Chinese) The capital city of Hunan province in central China has become an unexpected travel destination over the last decade…