ORTHODOX CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA

Abstract

In the modern world, relations between Russia and China are more and more frequently in the center of scientific and informational attention. These relations date back several centuries and, in fact, were established through the Russian Ecclesiastical Mission, which was engaged in diplomatic activities for more than a century.

In modern Russia, the Orthodox Church is at the forefront and plays an important role in the state and inter-state relations. Accor­dingly, the relationship of the Moscow Patriarchate with modern China is a matter of special importance.

The analysis of the sources cited in the present paper does not cover only the political topic, but also refers to religious issues.