Three-Self Patriotic Movement
The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM; Chinese: 三自爱国运动; pinyin: Sānzì Àiguó Yùndòng) is the official government supervisory organ for Protestantism in the People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as the Three-Self Church (Chinese: 三自教会; pinyin: Sānzì Jiàohuì).
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| Abbreviation | TSPM |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Various |
| Theology | State-regulated |
| Governance | National Committee |
| Chairperson | Fu Xianwei |
| Secretary General | Xu Xiaohong |
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| Region | China |
| Founder | State Administration for Religious Affairs |
| Origin | 1954 |
| Absorbed | National Christian Council of China |
| Merged into | United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party |
| Official website | www |
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| Traditional Chinese | 三自愛國運動 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 三自爱国运动 | ||||||||||
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The National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China (Chinese: 中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jīdūjiào Sānzì Àiguó Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì) and the China Christian Council (CCC) are known in China as the lianghui (two organizations). Together they form the state-sanctioned Protestant church in mainland China. They are overseen by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the UFWD in 2018.