Three-Self Patriotic Movement

Three-Self Patriotic Movement
Abbreviation	TSPM
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Various
Theology	State-regulated
Governance	National Committee
Chairperson	Fu Xianwei
Secretary General	Xu Xiaohong[1]
Associations	China Christian Council World Council of Churches
Region	China
Founder	State Administration for Religious Affairs
Origin	1954
Absorbed	National Christian Council of China
Merged into	United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party
Official website	www.ccctspm.org

The Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM; Chinese: 三自爱国运动; pinyin: Sānzì Àiguó Yùndòng) is the official government supervisory organ for Protestantism in the People's Republic of China. It is colloquially known as the Three-Self Church (Chinese: 三自教会; pinyin: Sānzì Jiàohuì).

The National Committee of the Three-Self Patriotic Movement of the Protestant Churches in China (Chinese: 中国基督教三自爱国运动委员会; pinyin: Zhōngguó Jīdūjiào Sānzì Àiguó Yùndòng Wěiyuánhuì) and the China Christian Council (CCC) are known in China as the lianghui (two organizations). Together they form the state-sanctioned Protestant church in mainland China. They are overseen by the United Front Work Department (UFWD) of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) following the State Administration for Religious Affairs' absorption into the UFWD in 2018.^[2]