China’s Approved Churches Still Face Persecution

September 23, 2020 — 09/23/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) promised churches affiliated with the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association (CPCA) that if they follow certain provisions, they could peacefully...

Chinese Teachers Censored Beyond Measure

September 21, 2020 — 09/21/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Since China’s President Xi Jinping took office in 2013, he has pursued strict measures ensuring loyalty to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Educators are...

Government Spy Caught on Video by ERCC Member

September 19, 2020 — 09/19/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 17, Hope and her two children realized someone was watching them. Hope turned around to face the man following them. Immediately she...

Religious Affairs Bureau Finally Release Father Liu

September 18, 2020 — 09/18/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Father Liu Maochun, an unregistered priest in Mingdong (Fujian Province), visited hospitalized sick patients on September 1st. During the visit, he was kidnapped by...

Chinese Priests Dread Country’s Renewed Deal with Vatican

September 17, 2020 — 09/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The Vatican-China Deal signed in 2018 expires at the end of September, allowing both sides to renegotiate terms. The current agreement requires Roman Catholic...

New Framework Threatens Christian Farmers

September 15, 2020 — 09/15/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On September 9th, the Yingjiang County village officials created a new framework regarding allegiance to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This document is an...

CCP Manipulates Christian Business Owners

September 14, 2020 — 09/14/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to Bitter Winter, Wenzhou province is known as “China’s Jerusalem” because of Christianity’s large presence. Many Christians are entrepreneurs who build churches and...

Chinese House Church Preacher Charged for Homeschooling

September 13, 2020 — 09/13/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A house church preacher and his wife in China’s southern Fujian province received a subpoena on September 3. They were charged with “custody disputes”...

Imprisoned Chinese Christian Activist Denied Medical Parole

September 11, 2020 — 09/11/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A prominent Chinese house church leader and rights activist who has been behind bars since 2016, is still denied medical parole, according to his...

Chinese Underground Priest Banned by the Government

September 10, 2020 — 09/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A priest in China’s Jiangxi province who has refused to join the state-approved Catholic church in China, received a notice from the government on...

Three-self Chinese Seminary Teaches Nationalism, State Propaganda

September 9, 2020 — 09/09/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A state-sanctioned seminary in Shanghai is teaching nationalism, state propaganda theory and implementation, and the “Sinicization” of Christianity in China to its incoming students...

Foreign Teachers in China Prevented from Sharing Faith

September 8, 2020 — 09/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A new set of regulations is expected to come into effect soon in China, regulating that foreign teachers should refrain from proselytizing without permission...

Imprisoned Chinese Christian Human Rights Lawyer Denied Bible

September 6, 2020 — 09/06/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to the wife of Chinese human rights lawyer Qin Yongpei, Deng Xiaowun, her imprisoned Christian husband was denied access to Bible and a...

Hong Kong Church’s Webinar Allegedly Hacked by Chinese

September 3, 2020 — 09/03/2020 Hong Kong (International Christian Concern) – On August 30, when a church in Hong Kong was having a Google Meet webinar on China’s church-state relations, three unknown users identifying...

A House Church Summer Camp Raided in China’s Henan Province

September 1, 2020 — 09/01/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On August 23, a student summer camp hosted by a house church in China’s Henan province was raided by more than 30 people from...

Sellers of Audio Bible Players Arrested and Charged in Guangdong

August 27, 2020 — 08/27/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – According to a Chinese human rights defending website, Weiquanwang, four Christians in China’s Guangdong province —Fu Xuanjuan, Deng Tianyong, Han Li, and Feng Qunhao—were...