BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's top political advisor Wang Huning has called on Chinese Christian groups to guide Protestant figures and believers to contribute to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, made the remarks while meeting with leaders of Chinese Christian groups elected during the 11th National Chinese Christian Congress in Beijing.
At the Congress, which was held on Wednesday and Thursday, new leaders of the National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China and the China Christian Council were elected.
The two groups had, over the past five years, upheld the principle that Protestantism in China must be Chinese in orientation, Wang said.
He urged them to acquire a profound understanding of the Party's theories and policies on religion and to implement these while adhering to the principles of independence and self-management. ■
