Whereas, according to the Department of State, there are an estimated 12,000,000 Chinese Catholics and 60,000,000 to 80,000,000 Chinese Protestants worshipping in both officially registered and unregistered churches in China; Whereas the activities of state-sanctioned religious organizations are regulated by the Chinese Communist Party, which manages all aspects of religious life; Whereas the practice of Christianity is overseen by four major entities: Three-Self Patriotic Movement, the China Christian Council, the Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association, and the Bishops Conference of Catholic Church in China; Whereas the Chinese government is actively seeking to control, govern, and manipulate all aspects of faith through the Sinicization of Religion , a process intended to shape religious traditions and doctrines so they conform with the objectives of the Chinese government and Communist Party; Whereas, on February 1, 2018, the Chinese government implemented new religious regulations that imposed restrictions on Chinese contacts with overseas religious organizations, required government approval for religious schools, websites, and any online religious services, and effectively banned unauthorized religious gatherings and teachings; Whereas, since February 1, 2018, forced closures of churches, arbitrary detention, and arrests of unregistered Christian clergy and practitioners have steadily increased; Whereas Chinese authorities actively harass, arrest, interrogate, and detain unregistered and registered Christian clergy and practitioners; Whereas Chinese authorities raid house churches and confiscate religious paraphernalia, including crosses and bibles; Whereas, according to the Department of State, churches experience increased restrictions and surveillance by the Chinese government, including efforts to install security cameras on church property; Whereas in Zhejiang Province, home to one of China’s largest Christian populations, crosses have been torn down from 1,200 to 1,700 churches since 2015