Chinese Police Again Summon ERCC Preacher for Questioning

July 27, 2021 — 07/27/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Sichuan police continued their persistent harassment of the Chengdu-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC). On July 17, officers again seized Wu Wuqing, who is...

Chinese Authorities Interrupt Virtual Church Service

July 23, 2021 — 07/23/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Last week, Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials reportedly interrupted a church service held virtually over zoom. During the morning of July 11, CCP security...

Chinese Officials Raid a Christian Funeral, Remove Christian Symbols

July 21, 2021 — 07/21/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Recently, a house church in Guiyang City, Guizhou province hosted a memorial service for an elderly Christian at a local funeral home. Before the...

Chinese Pastors Ordered to Preach on Xi Jinping’s Speech

July 20, 2021 — 07/19/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Chinese Communist Party (CCP) officials have ordered pastors belonging to the state-controlled body of the Protestant Church to study and preach President Xi Jinping's...

Chinese Street Preacher Released After Being Held Under Surveillance

July 17, 2021 — 07/17/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 19, Zhejiang Province’s state security officers arrested Chen Wensheng, a Christian from Hengyang City, Hunan province. After transporting him back to Hengyang,...

Fate of Imprisoned Chinese Bishop Still Unknown

July 16, 2021 — 07/16/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – The bishop of Xixiang (Henan province), Joseph Zhang Weizhu was arrested in May alongside ten priests and seminarians at a Catholic seminary. His fate...

The US Calls Out Myanmar and China in a Genocide Report

July 15, 2021 — 07/15/2021 Myanmar, China (International Christian Concern) – The Biden administration renewed allegations of genocide and atrocities against China and Myanmar in a latest report by the Department of State. The...

China’s Latest Ban of Christian Content on Social Media

July 13, 2021 — 07/13/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – In a recent crackdown on online Christian content, the Chinese government banned the WeChat accounts belonging to many registered churches. WeChat is a popular...

China Tightens Border Control with Myanmar to Prevent “Religious Infiltration”

July 10, 2021 — 07/10/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Given the surge of COVID-19 cases, China has recently closed its border with Myanmar. In addition, it is adding a newly built barbed-wire fence...

CCP Unveils Propaganda Exhibit on Christianity in Shanghai

July 9, 2021 — 07/09/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On June 29, human rights publication Bitter Winter released an article stating that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has unveiled an exhibition claiming that ...

Chinese Police Refuse Visits to Incarcerated Church Elder

July 7, 2021 — 07/07/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Zhang Chunlei, an elder at Love Reformed Church in Guiyang, was officially arrested on May 7, 2021, after being detained for seven weeks. He...

Persecuted Chinese Christians Arrive in the United States

July 6, 2021 — 07/06/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Late at night on December 9, 2018, officials from the Chinese Communist Party raided Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), seizing and interrogating hundreds of...

On Anniversary of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Darkness Surrounds the Region: Part 1

July 1, 2021 — By Gina Goh 07/01/2021 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – Today marks the 1st anniversary of the National Security Law (NSL), a draconian legislation that threatens Hong Kong’s guaranteed...

Concerns Grow Over the Health of Imprisoned ERCC Pastor

June 22, 2021 — 06/22/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – Concerns over the health of the imprisoned pastor of the banned Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) are growing. Pastor Wang Yi has been in...

Chinese State-Vetted Churches Praise CCP to Celebrate the Party’s Centennial

June 20, 2021 — 06/20/2021 China (International Christian Concern) – On July 1, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) will celebrate a century of existence. In anticipation of such a grand event, religious groups including...

Nadine Maenza named USCIRF Chair for 2021-2022

June 17, 2021 — 06/17/2021 Washington, DC (International Christian Concern) – International Christian Concern (ICC) welcomes the appointment of Nadine Maenza, a longstanding servant to the promotion of human rights, as Chair for the United...