Editing Sinicization (section)

====Protestantism====
The [[Three-Self Patriotic Movement]] (TSPM) of [[Protestantism|Protestant]] churches in China has described the [[Boxer Rebellion]] and the anti-Christian movement of 1922–1927 as early efforts to sinicize Christianity.<ref name="scmp-may-2019">{{cite news |last1=Gan |first1=Nectar |title=Chinese Protestant church head wants purge of Western influences |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3001240/official-head-chinas-protestant-churches-says-religions-must-be |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=South China Morning Post |date=12 March 2019 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200219091314/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3001240/official-head-chinas-protestant-churches-says-religions-must-be |archive-date=19 February 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The TSPM and [[China Christian Council]] arranged a conference in Shanghai on August 4–6, 2014, commemorating the anniversary of the TSPM. This conference included a seminar on the sinicizaton of Christianity, with Fu Xianwei, chairman of the TSPM, saying "churches in China will continue to explore the sinicization of Christianity [and] ensure Christianity takes root in the soil of Chinese culture, ethnicity, and society... To advance the sinicization of Christianity, churches will need guidance and support from government agencies in charge of religious affairs."<ref>{{cite web |date=April 2015 |title=2014 Annual Report: Religious and Human Rights Persecution in China |url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B024UfutRtHodGVzbWhyLUtCdjg/view |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414174149/https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B024UfutRtHodGVzbWhyLUtCdjg/view |archive-date=14 April 2020 |access-date=9 February 2020 |publisher=ChinaAid |location=Texas, USA |quote=The National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of Protestant Churches in China marked its 60th anniversary in 2014. Subsequently, China's government-sponsored China Christian Council (CCC) and the TSPM orchestrated a conference in Shanghai on August 4–6 to commemorate the anniversary of the TSPM, which included a seminar on the so-called "sinicization" of Christianity. Fu Xianwei, chairman of the TSPM, was quoted as saying that "churches in China will continue to explore the sinicization of Christianity [and] ensure Christianity takes root in the soil of Chinese culture, ethnicity, and society... To advance the sinicization of Christianity, churches will need guidance and support from government agencies in charge of religious affairs." Gao Feng, chairman of the CCC, stated that the TSPM would "take on a new mission in this age, adhere to the path of sinicization, and deepen and advance the process of sinicizing Christianity." Wang Zuo'an, director of the State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA), also reinforced the need for the sinicization of Christianity.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Sinicization' of Christianity China's aim |url=http://bpnews.net/44702/sinicization-of-christianity-chinas-aim |access-date=9 February 2020 |work=Baptist Press |date=6 May 2015 |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127142159/http://www.bpnews.net/44702/sinicization-of-christianity-chinas-aim |archive-date=27 November 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2019, TSPM chairman Xu Xiaohong made a pledge to eliminate any Western "imprint" from Chinese faith saying "[We] must recognise that Chinese churches are surnamed 'China', not 'the West'" and "No matter how much effort or time it takes, our resolution in upholding the Sinicisation of Protestantism will never change, and our determination to walk a path that is adapted to a socialist society will never waver."<ref name="scmp-may-2019"/>

In December 2023, [[Wang Huning]] stated that Christian groups must "adhere to the direction of the sinicisation of Christianity."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Woo |first=Ryan |date=December 25, 2023 |title=Christmas in China brings glittering decor and foreign influence concerns |work=[[Reuters]] |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/china/christmas-china-brings-glittering-decor-foreign-influence-concerns-2023-12-25/ |access-date=December 25, 2023}}</ref>