{"id":77774,"date":"2026-03-31T19:26:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:26:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=77774"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:26:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:26:43","slug":"china-named-global-puppet-master-of-religious-persecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/china-named-global-puppet-master-of-religious-persecution\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0627\u0644\u0635\u064a\u0646 \u062a\u0648\u0635\u0641 \u0628\u0623\u0646\u0647\u0627 '\u0645\u062d\u0631\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0645\u0649' \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0627\u0644\u0645\u064a \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0636\u0637\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0646\u064a"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>At a congressional hearing on Feb. 4, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback testified on the global state of religious freedom. He asserted that China continues to aid authoritarian and communist nations worldwide in their quest to suppress religious freedom. \u201cWe are seeing something unprecedented, really, right now in the world,\u201d Brownback stated. \u201cThere\u2019s an alliance of nations that\u2019s emerged, that sees religious freedom as the greatest internal threat to their dictatorial control. This alliance of communist,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a congressional hearing on Feb. 4, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback testified on the global state of religious freedom. He asserted that China continues to aid authoritarian and communist nations worldwide in their quest to suppress religious freedom. \u201cWe are seeing something unprecedented, really, right now in the world,\u201d Brownback stated. \u201cThere\u2019s an alliance of nations that\u2019s emerged, that sees religious freedom as the greatest internal threat to their dictatorial control. This alliance of communist,\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":67980,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-77774","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":71251,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/under-the-microscope-how-communist-nations-persecute-christians-through-intense-scrutiny-red-tape\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":0},"title":"Under the Microscope: How Communist Nations Persecute Christians Through Intense Scrutiny,\u00a0Red Tape","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u062f\u064a\u0633\u0645\u0628\u0631 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"In an attempt to\u00a0slow the growth of Christianity, each of the world\u2019s five communist nations severely restricts the flow of funding into Christian churches and implements stringent requirements for churches to\u00a0operate\u00a0within their borders.\u00a0 China, Cuba, Laos, North Korea, and Vietnam all\u00a0maintain\u00a0strict control over churches and dictate how\u00a0they\u00a0may function, if at all.\u00a0Religious institutions are\u00a0forced\u00a0to register with their respective nations and\u00a0are only granted the right to\u00a0operate\u00a0if they agree to stringent and, at times, un-Christian criteria.\u00a0 The dictatorial authorities in these nations view\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":20848,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/chinese-bishop-focused-on-adapting-faith-to-communist-party-ideals-shanghai-catholics-say\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":1},"title":"Chinese bishop focused on adapting faith to Communist Party ideals, Shanghai Catholics say","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0646\u0648\u0641\u0645\u0628\u0631 22, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"[ad_1] Shanghai Bishop Joseph Shen Bin speaks to Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin at a Vatican conference on Wednesday, May 22, 2024. \/ Credit: Fabio Gonnella\/EWTN CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 \/ 06:00 am (CNA). A Chinese bishop with a history of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)&nbsp;emphasized in a recent diocesan seminar the socialist state\u2019s influence over the Church more than the Vatican\u2019s, according to Catholics who attended the bishop\u2019s talks.&nbsp;Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai,\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/c7ad9f5a-c1a6-4fac-bca3-db0b0ea47a69.jpg?fit=800%2C536&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":66680,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/chinese-college-reportedly-forces-students-to-identify-as-atheists\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":2},"title":"Chinese College Reportedly Forces Students to Identify as Atheists","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0646\u0648\u0641\u0645\u0628\u0631 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"China (International Christian Concern) \u2014 According to a Sept. 30 report from ChinaAid, a mobile app used by a Chinese vocational school requires students to declare they\u2019re atheists. \u00a0 The app, used by Tianjin Vocational College of Mechanics and Electricity in China, instructs students to check the box for \u201cno religious belief\u201d in their personal information sections, clearly violating their right to religious freedom.\u00a0 The report stated that \u201cpoint 4 under \u2018personal information notes\u2019 requires filling in \u2018no religious belief\u2019&#8230;\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":79246,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/prominent-hong-kong-catholic-wins-appeal-but-remains-behind-bars\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":3},"title":"Prominent Hong Kong Catholic Wins Appeal but Remains Behind Bars","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0645\u0627\u0631\u0633 17, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media mogul and well-known Catholic layperson from Hong Kong, won an appeal this week against a 2022 fraud conviction for which he had been serving a six-year sentence. The reprieve provides little reason for him to celebrate, however, as it comes less than two weeks after he was sentenced to 20 years in prison under separate national security-related charges. That sentence is unaffected by this week\u2019s ruling. Lai\u2019s daughter, Claire, described this week\u2019s ruling as \u201cnothing\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":77711,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/chinas-catholic-bishops-back-worship-limits-prompting-call-for-vatican-action\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":4},"title":"China\u2019s Catholic bishops back worship limits, prompting call for Vatican action","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u0628\u0631\u064a\u0644 1, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The state-sanctioned Bishops\u2019 Conference of the Catholic Church in China (BCCC) backed the government\u2019s ban on unregistered clergy engaging in pastoral work and using unapproved sites for worship.The BCCC said in a Feb. 4 statement that \u201creligious groups must comply with relevant laws and regulations when conducting religious activities,\u201d describing compliance as a matter of \u201cnational and public interest.\u201d The statement aligned with the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s controls over the region.Nina Shea, Hudson Institute senior fellow, called on Pope Leo\u2026","rel":"","context":"\u0641\u064a &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":59930,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/4-of-5-most-populous-countries-persecute-christians\/","url_meta":{"origin":77774,"position":5},"title":"4 of 5 Most Populous Countries Persecute Christians","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"\u0623\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0628\u0631 29, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"8\/8\/2025 Asia (International Christian Concern) \u2014 Four of the five most populous countries in the world share a disturbing reality: Christians are systematically and harshly persecuted within their borders. China (1.41 billion people), India (1.46 billion people), Indonesia (285 million people), and Pakistan (255 million people) routinely strip Christians of fundamental human rights like worshipping freely and sharing their faith with others. The United States (347 million people) is the other country in the top five. 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