Christianity in Asia encountered many political and territorial obstacles. Matteo Ricci's Jesuit order made a continuous effort in Christian missionary work in India, Japan and China. Unfortunately, the results of India and Japan are very bad and Ricci has started to focus on China. Roman Catholicism managed to establish itself once during the Yuan Dynasty in Chinese history, but was soon swept away during the Ming Dynasty. Under the influence of Matteo Ricci, Roman Catholicism managed to establish itself a second time in China. While this showed some success in Christianity making its way into the hearts of the Chinese, the civil war between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party caused suffering to Christian influences and the incarceration and execution of believers. The ban on Western influences during the 1937 Japanese War caused many missionaries to flee. The Communist Party's establishment of “TSPM” has caused even more suffering for converts in China and increased tensions between the government and local Chinese Christians. Furthermore, it caused some friction with the Ro...