'two meetings') to speak of the two Chinese government-sanctioned Protestant organizations: the Three-Self Patriotic Movement (TSPM) and the China Christian Council (CCC).
The TSPM and CCC together form the constituent organizations of the National Conference of Chinese Protestant Churches.
[1] The distinctive roles of the TSPM and CCC are hard to distinguish due to overlaps but both organizations maintain separate Standing Committees.
The TSPM and CCC jointly administer the following ministries:[2] There are large numbers of Chinese house churches in China which are outside of the registered organizations.
Some claim the TSPM to be a tool of the Chinese Communist Party to control and regulate the expression of Christianity.