ICC Note:
China removes a group of sixty plus South Korean Christians after they assisted North Korean defectors. Furthermore, Chinese authorities are increasing their surveillance of religious activities such as house churches. Officials claim their laws – restricting religious outreach such as missions – “cut down on religious extremism.” Human rights activists disagree, saying that “they suppress religious freedom.” China ranks among the top fifty of the world’s worst persecutors of Christians, according to Open Doors. The Chinese Communist Party and government are promoting the “sanitization” of religious beliefs.  
02/08/2017 China (Christian Today) – More than 60 South Korean Christians are being expelled from China after they helped North Korean defectors.
They are being kicked out after authorities accused them of “missionary” activities – illegal under China’s strict restrictions on religious involvement.
“These persons were engaged in missionary activities in violation of the law related to religion,” the local officials in Jilin Province said.
But one missionary who was arrested and later released described China’s clampdown to a South Korean newspaper: “On the surface, China is restricting illegal mission activities, but they are also tracing bank accounts and investigating whether or not people helped North Korean defectors residing in China,” he said according to CBN.
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