Read an article yesterday about Chinese student congregations in Europe. Apparently 10% of Chinese exchange students in the Netherlands joins a Chinese Christian congregation. Mainly for social reasons. But also for a different view on life. They do not come for the free meal, most Chinese students have enough to spend, being an only child and supported massively by their parents. Some say that church is the first place where they find another meaning in life than excelling and earning lots of money and making parents proud. Some come to understand western society and it's history better. Some students are regular visitors out of curiosity and wanting contact. But quite a few of the students do convert and take this new religion home.
Chinese government is dreading this a bit, because of the social contact. Not only a social structure within their own country, a social setting the government cannot control. Also a social network that goes across borders.
