Sino-Vatican Relations

Rezensionen / Stimmen

Ambrose Mong's excellent book on Sino-Vatican relations discusses the complex encounter between them over the centuries. It covers not only the history of events, but also the lively political and philosophical debate that took place on both sides. Without this background that the book richly provides, it is difficult to understand the twists and turns in Sino-Vatican relations and why there is reason to be hopeful.
George Yeo, Member of Vatican's Council for the Economy, Singapore Foreign Minister (2004-2011)

Catholics and non-Catholics in China and the West must read Sino-Vatican Relations. Well informed and well documented, Ambrose Mong's book offers a critical but objective evaluation of the Communist and Catholic positions. Positive and negative aspects of both sides are presented in a scholarly fashion. This exceptional book offers all we need and it comes at the right time.
Jeroom Heyndrickx, CICM, F. Verbiest Institute, Catholic University, Leuven (Belgium)

[Mong] provides a framework for understanding the Vatican-China relationship in its contemporary unfolding which will be of value to anyone wishing to be better informed regarding the possibilities and dangers of the current situation
Trish Madigan, Swag winter 2020

The book under review should be read not only by Catholics who care for the Catholic Church in China, but also by all those who are interested in the state-church relationship in China in its case example of Sino-Vatican relations.
Zbigniew Weso?owski, "Verbum SVD" 4/2020, pp. 496-500