Even as Manichaeism suffered persecution elsewhere in the world, it found a safe haven in China. So the religion managed to survive - even thrive - in China. To this day, China has the one of the populations of Manichaeans, though Manichaeism was never a majority religion.

However, this was by no means inevitable. What if Manichaeism hadn't been able to survive in China, and so went extinct?
 
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