Christian Emigration From Communist States
Repression of religious practice and persecution of those involved in religious organisations were among the contributory factors in emigration from the Soviet Union and former communist states in Europe. Many Chinese Christians have left China because of anti-Christian sentiment and discrimination in their homeland partly due to the communist rule, but also to popular resentment towards Chinese Christians for political or cultural reasons.
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