1/22/2025 China (International Christian Concern) — As he prepared to leave the country earlier this month, Chinese authorities arrested 55-year-old Fei Xiaosheng, a well-known Chinese artist, musician, and committed Christian.  

Fei, known through the Songzhuang Artists Village collective, where he organized performances and festivals, is detained at Beilin Detention Center in Beijing. A few years ago, authorities detained Fei for 40 days after he publicly supported Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement and independence from China.  

His arrest is the latest in the communist government’s crackdown on artists whose work and views are seen as potentially subversive. 

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