Reverend Cao shares her views on China's church development in a written interview with Beijing Review just before her visit to the United States.

BEIJING REVIEW: What is the purpose of the exhibition? Do Chinese churches have frequent exchanges with U.S. churches? CAO SHENGJIE: Chinese churches do have a lot of exchanges with U.S. churches. Before 1949, there were more than 70 Christian sects in China. But at that time, China was only a place for missionary activities for foreign countries. After the People's Republic of China was founded, churches in the country launched a "three-self movement," namely, self-governance, self-support and self-propagation.