An underground church in China, after being demolished as part of Beijing’s crackdown on unsanctioned religious organisations. Photo: AP

Christians in Asia: persecuted, oppressed … but keeping the faith

Christians in Asia face persecution on a scale unheard of since the Cultural Revolution, yet if anything this has brought new life to their beliefs

Topic | Religion in China

Charles McDermid

Published: 11:30pm, 18 Jan, 2019

Updated: 8:37am, 19 Jan, 2019

An underground church in China, after being demolished as part of Beijing’s crackdown on unsanctioned religious organisations. Photo: AP

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Charles McDermid

Charles McDermid joined the South China Morning Post as Asia Correspondent in 2018. He has worked for the New York Times, Al Jazeera and the Institute of War and Peace Reporting.