South Korean missionaries and pastors in China’s Shandong Province have been arrested and deported, and churches have been forcibly shut down. At two o’clock on the afternoon of May 6, 2018, a police station in Heze city dispatched eight officers to an apartment in a...
South Korean Christian groups
Chinese Ministry of State Security Takes Over the Campaign Against Bitter Winter
Since the arrests of reporters did not stop Bitter Winter, China escalates the campaign against our magazine and adopts extraordinary measures to prevent the leaks of secret documents. Bitter Winter reported on August 1 that several reporters that have sent...
China Intensifies the Suppression of Foreign Religious Missions
Classified document exposes the Chinese government’s plans to crack down on South Korean Christian missions in Shanxi Province. A classified document obtained by Bitter Winter reveals that the CCP puts great emphasis on propaganda aiming to increase the restrictions...
Korean Church Elder Forced to Flee After Communist Party Persecutions
Source: Direct Reports from China Date: June 13, 2018 Since April this year, Korean missionaries in various parts of China have experienced increased scrutiny and harassment resulting in the closure of Koreans Christian churches. The crackdown intensified after the...
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...


