Others argue that increased persecution of Christians in China has little to do with the nature of relationships with the United States and more to do with politics internal to China. Some in the missionary community seem willing to subordinate human rights to evangelism. Some urge that we must choose between evangelism and human rights. That sounds like the tired, old debates between evangelism and social action. It is a false choice, especially when the freedom to share one's faith is the right being denied.
Evangelism is clearly an imperative for the church.
It would be foolish for a Christian leader active in ministry to the Chinese publicly to denounce Chinese ruler Jiang Zemin. But it would also be an abomination if the entire church turned a blind eye to its most vulnerable members. Some also argue that if Christians simply keep a low political profile, things will ease for the Chinese Christians. It is true that virtually all Chinese Christians are markedly apolitical. They simply want to be left alone to preach and teach and worship.