Starting this month churches will need authorization in China to publish any content online, via text, video or audio. The measure is yet another by the Communist Party that seeks to restrict non-Chinese religious activity in the country. The so-called “Measures for the Administration of Religious Internet Information Services”, announced by President Xi Jinping in a December 2021 speech, prohibit or limit much of religious action on the Internet. A license will be required to disclose religious information in text, image or audio formats through websites, apps, blogs or live streams. Fundraising is also prohibited. According to Japan’s international website...