Repression is turning a largely placid Christian population into deeply unhappy one. So far in Zhejiang Christian leaders have sermonized against the new policies and their parishioners have organized protests, sometimes going as far as clashing with security forces and blockading churches slated for demolition. Take this policy nationwide, and China’s government may be in for a massive showdown with a Christian community that outnumbers the Communist Party.
Communists think of themselves as believing in history over any type of God, but in this case I think they should review carefully what traditionally and repeatedly happens when an overbearing authoritarian government, by whatever name and in whatever portion of the world, decides it can rid itself of Christianity.
Heck, just read of the Roman Empire from the reign of Nero to that of Constantine, that will give you the flavor.