As the Chinese economically invest in and build infrastructure in Africa, Africans are evangelizing the Chinese.
In 2014, trade between China and Africa reached an all-time high. Billions of dollars in loans from China to Africa in addition to foreign direct investment have increased significantly in recent years.
Meanwhile, as a result of the influx of Chinese resources and approximately 10,000 Chinese-owned companies, the estimated 227,000 to 1 million Chinese working on the continent are hearing the message of the Gospel from African evangelical Christians.
According to the publication UnHerd: “Many local African churches have reached out to Chinese workers, including incorporating Mandarin into services. A number of Chinese, in turn, have welcomed the sense of community and belonging that these Christian churches offer. And a small but growing number of ethnically Chinese missionaries from Taiwan and other countries are specifically targeting Chinese nationals in Africa, preaching to them with a
The connection to the Gospel presents a challenge to the Chinese government which has a long history of brutally persecuting Christians, crackdowns on churches are occurring again.
When these evangelized Chinese Christians return home from Africa, they bring their new faith with them to the chagrin of the government.