Xi-Jinping, a President of China following Hu-Jintao, has strived to strengthen China further through the market economy while also strengthening the rule of the communist party under the idea of Chinese Dream. The method of ruling in China experience...
Xi-Jinping, a President of China following Hu-Jintao, has strived to strengthen China further through the market economy while also strengthening the rule of the communist party under the idea of Chinese Dream. The method of ruling in China experienced many changes around the year of 1978. From 1949 till 1976, Mao Zedong established the People`s Republic of China and ruled China for the socialist revolution. He monopolized the power to achieve the ideal goal of the communist party, and even justified violence as a legitimate means in execution of such goal. Deong Xiaoping, appeared after the death of Mao Zedong in 1978, changed the society of China by introducing the market economy through the reform and opening policy of China. The political system of Xi-Jinping administration takes the nature of the communist system of Mao Zedong, espoused Marx-Leninism, while adopting the capitalist market economy of Deong Xiaoping to make China stronger. In the meantime, Xi-Jinping administration has strengthened the military power to accomplish `Chinese Dream` as well as the control over its economy and society. This dual structure of China has emerged as a cause of stagnation and social instability due to the strong social control of the communist party in the times of Xi-Jinping.
Based on the four theories of the political system of D. Shambaugh, the society of China in this era, of Xi-Jinping can be classified as hard authoritarianism, and the changes brought to the internal society of China due to the hard authoritarianism could lead to strong control over the church of China (except for The Three-Self Church).
The change in China`s perception of religion, caused by the reformation and open policies of China, led to the changes in the perception of religion, made by ‘Five Principles of Religion’ of China. However, Xi-Jinping administration is trying to have the strong control over possible threats to the community party of China, including Christianity, NGO, and Internet. This control policy is one of strategies to consolidate the communistparty- oriented ruling system of China, which is the foundation of Xi- Jinping administration.
In addition, the strategies of Xi-Jinping administration built upon the traditional culture of China have the strategic intension of eliminating the threatening factors through the strong control and suppression over the religion and culture came from the west. Such religious and cultural policies of China could cause a significant crisis in the missionary works of Korean church in China. Therefore, the Chinese church and the missionary in China should carefully observe the pressure of the international society inflicted on China and changes in China, caused by the trade conflict between the US and China, along with the future economic crisis of China. According to D. Shambaugh, the persistence of strong political over the religion, human rights, media, economic and political spheres, could aggravate the economy of China while causing severe social issues, and consequently, it could lead to the decline of the communist party of China. Thus, ‘hard authoritarianism’ of the administration of China could bring a new chance for the missionary in China despite that it might inflict a great difficulty to the church of China for a short period.