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The Churches aren’t fake. They have better Theology than many mainline Protestant and Catholic churches in the US and Europe. The translation of the Bible is a faithful one done, I believe, by missionaries in the 19th century.

China has, I believe, transitioned from the Maoist/communist into a sort of oligarchical dictatorship. They still call themselves “Communist” for “Face” issues, but don’t do anything Communist are supposed to do. They have a regulated market economy not a demand economy, nonsocialist healthcare, and encourage entrepreneurs. They don’t have socialist housing, they allow private property. All it takes to see this is true is to go into a grocery store in China. They aren’t like the pictures from the USSR with empty shelves and rationing.

Is it a perfect place? No, it isn’t. But religiously it isn’t much, if any worse than Germany, or the UK and a good deal better than ANY Muslim country.

Is the Chinese Catholic Church any faker than the Antichrist heretic who is currently in Rome? No, it considerably more “Catholic” and traditional than the RC church. Pedo priest executed in China, no moved to another Parrish. Yeah, the truth hurts.

The church in China is growing and thriving. The Church in Western countries is dieing. that is simply the terrible truth.

None of this detracts from the fact that China is pursuing an aggressive and brutal foreign policy. They have no qualms about cheating and bullying other nations like the Philippines. The legal system assumes guilt. The government is riddled with corruption. All of these are bad things.