| − | The [[Tiananmen Square massacre]] fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.<ref>[https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tiananmen,-a-watershed-for-China's-conversion-to-Christianity-24979.html Tiananmen, a "watershed" for China's conversion to Christianity], Asia News, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.gospelherald.com/news/how-the-june-4th-tiananmen-square-massacre-grew-the-chinese-church-in-china China: How the Tiananmen Square Massacre Grew the Chinese Church], Gospel Herald, 2014</ref><ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/07/militant-atheists-caused-massive-and.html Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity]</ref> To see the magnitude of the explosive growth of Christianity in China, see [https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 this graph about the growth of Christianity in China]. There are now more Christians in China than Chinese who belong to the [[Communist Party of China]] (see also: [[East Asia and global desecularization]]).<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 In Xi we trust - Is China cracking down on Christianity?], DW News</ref> See: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] | + | The [[Tiananmen Square massacre]] fueled a big rise in Chinese interest in Christianity.<ref>[https://www.asianews.it/news-en/Tiananmen,-a-watershed-for-China's-conversion-to-Christianity-24979.html Tiananmen, a "watershed" for China's conversion to Christianity], Asia News, 2012</ref><ref>[https://www.gospelherald.com/news/how-the-june-4th-tiananmen-square-massacre-grew-the-chinese-church-in-china China: How the Tiananmen Square Massacre Grew the Chinese Church], Gospel Herald, 2014</ref><ref>[http://examiningatheism.blogspot.com/2017/07/militant-atheists-caused-massive-and.html Militant atheists caused a massive and explosive growth of Christianity]</ref> To see the magnitude of the explosive growth of Christianity in China, see [https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 this graph about the growth of Christianity in China]. There are now more Christians in China than Chinese who belong to the [[Communist Party of China]].<ref>[https://www.dw.com/en/in-xi-we-trust-is-china-cracking-down-on-christianity/a-42224752 In Xi we trust - Is China cracking down on Christianity?], DW News</ref> See: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] |