Source: Direct Reports from China Date: May 20, 2018 On April 16, 2018, a township government in the city of Shangqiu, Henan, forcibly demolished a church under the excuse of building a culture square. At around 4 p.m., two excavators parked in front of the church,...
Christian Churches
China Launches a Special Campaign to Crack Down on South Korean Christian Groups
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: May 18, 2018 Sources from mainland China report that the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Religious Affairs jointly...
Government Orders to Remove the Cross from a Christian Church in Yongjia, Zhejiang Province
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: May 11, 2018 A Christian church, established about 15 years ago, sits on a mountainside in Meikeng Village, Qiaoxia Town, Yongjia County, Zhejiang Province. In the past, four big shiny golden Chinese characters meaning...
Authorities in Shandong Investigate Christian Churches
Source: ChinaAid Date: May 8, 2018 ChinaAid reports that Authorities in eastern Shandong province used anti-pornography and illegal publications campaign to investigate local Christian churches and inspect religious materials distributed there. In addition, teachers...

