Authorities in China’s provinces proactively respond to President Xi Jinping’s order to intensify the crackdown on beliefs and use the same methods as those employed to eliminate gang crime.
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New Organized Operation Against Believers in Almighty God
The Chinese authorities deployed a satellite positioning system during the new crackdown on The Church of Almighty God. From July 24 to July 31, the Chinese Communist Party launched a new massive arrest operation in Shanxi, codenamed “Fox,” seeking to arrest members...
Arrested for Printing Christian Hymns
Two Shanxi Province residents were detained for printing religious material and books. In pursuit of the crackdown on reading material deemed illegal by the CCP, two residents from Shanxi Province were arrested years ago and continue to be under surveillance. Zhong...
CCP Questions 39 Religious Leaders, Removes 16 in Henan
The government has dismissed leaders of official churches in Henan for not implementing central government policies sufficiently. After the implementation of the new Regulations on Religious Affairs, Cultural Revolution-style religious management policies are back in...
Five Family Members of Believers in Almighty God Arrested
The police monitored phones of the family members before arresting them during a joint operation between two regional law enforcement forces. Li Changqing and five others in his family are members of The Church of Almighty God, a Chinese Christian new religious...
Catholic Bishop Jia Zhiguo, 30 Years of House Arrest
The bishop of Zhengding of the underground Catholic Church has been in and out of detention since 1989, and is still kept under strict surveillance. Hebei is an important base for the Catholic Church in China. For many years, bishops and priests from the underground...
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