Ray Wang is Associate Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His major research interests focus on human rights, religious freedom and transnational advocacy networks, and he is the recipient of an Excellent Young Scholar Research Fund from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2018–2021).

“The book amply achieves its descriptive and theoretical goals. Readers will gain a new understanding of the state of religious freedom … amid riveting human stories of ingenuity, wisdom, and courage. … In short, the author should be congratulated for this original, thoughtful, and provocative book.” (Jianlin Chen, Review of Religion and Chinese Society, Vol. 7, 2020)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Facilitating Activism in a Strong Authoritarian State.- 3. China’s Religious Affairs Policy.- 4. United Front Work and Religious Affairs Institutions.- 5. A Tale of Four Cities: Transnational Christian Activism in the Heartland.- 6. Buddha vs. Jesus: The Transnationalism of Traditional Religions.- 7. Go Beyond Religion and China.- 8. Conclusion.

Ray Wang is Associate Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His major research interests focus on human rights, religious freedom and transnational advocacy networks, and he is the recipient of an Excellent Young Scholar Research Fund from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2018–2021).

“The book amply achieves its descriptive and theoretical goals. Readers will gain a new understanding of the state of religious freedom … amid riveting human stories of ingenuity, wisdom, and courage. … In short, the author should be congratulated for this original, thoughtful, and provocative book.” (Jianlin Chen, Review of Religion and Chinese Society, Vol. 7, 2020)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Facilitating Activism in a Strong Authoritarian State.- 3. China’s Religious Affairs Policy.- 4. United Front Work and Religious Affairs Institutions.- 5. A Tale of Four Cities: Transnational Christian Activism in the Heartland.- 6. Buddha vs. Jesus: The Transnationalism of Traditional Religions.- 7. Go Beyond Religion and China.- 8. Conclusion.

Ray Wang is Associate Professor at National Chengchi University, Taiwan. His major research interests focus on human rights, religious freedom and transnational advocacy networks, and he is the recipient of an Excellent Young Scholar Research Fund from the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2018–2021).

“The book amply achieves its descriptive and theoretical goals. Readers will gain a new understanding of the state of religious freedom … amid riveting human stories of ingenuity, wisdom, and courage. … In short, the author should be congratulated for this original, thoughtful, and provocative book.” (Jianlin Chen, Review of Religion and Chinese Society, Vol. 7, 2020)

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Facilitating Activism in a Strong Authoritarian State.- 3. China’s Religious Affairs Policy.- 4. United Front Work and Religious Affairs Institutions.- 5. A Tale of Four Cities: Transnational Christian Activism in the Heartland.- 6. Buddha vs. Jesus: The Transnationalism of Traditional Religions.- 7. Go Beyond Religion and China.- 8. Conclusion.