China’s Xunsiding Church Continues to be Monitored Despite COVID-19

April 10, 2020 — 04/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Although it is true that due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the Chinese government seems to relax its surveillance of house churches due to change...

Christians in Guangdong Indicted for Printing Children’s Bibles

April 8, 2020 — 04/08/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Two Christians in Guangdong were arrested at the end of last year for printing children’s Bibles. Now they face charges and imprisonment. According to...

Chinese Priest in Fujian Taken Away by the Authorities

April 7, 2020 — 04/07/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – A parish priest who refused to join China’s state-vetted Catholic church, has disappeared in police custody last Friday. Asia News reports that on April...

Burmese Cardinal Blames CCP for Coronavirus Pandemic

April 5, 2020 — 04/05/2020 Myanmar (International Christian Concern) – One of Asia’s top prelates has laid blame on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), calling it "morally culpable" for initially covering up the full...

Cross Removed from a Three-Self Church in Anhui

April 2, 2020 — 04/02/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On April 1, local authorities came to a state-sanctioned church in Fuyang city, Anhui, and removed its cross. According to a video posted by...

Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Publishes 2020 China Report

March 31, 2020 — 03/31/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – On March 30, the UK-based human rights group Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) published a report on China, highlighting vulnerable religious communities in the communist...

House Church Pastor in Guangzhou Trapped at Home by the Authorities

March 29, 2020 — 03/29/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Pastor Ma Chao and his wife from the Guangfu house church in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, have not been able to step out from their...

Funeral of Chinese Underground Bishop Restricted by the Government

March 29, 2020 — 03/28/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – In the name of preventing the spread of Coronavirus, the Chinese government interfered the funeral arrangement for an elderly underground bishop, a move considered...

Teacher of Imprisoned Pastor’s Son Still Closely Monitored in Sichuan

March 25, 2020 — 03/25/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The teacher of Joshua Wang, son of imprisoned Pastor from Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC), is still under surveillance despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis....

China’s Theology and Persecution

March 25, 2020 — By Linda Burkle, PhD 2019 was a year marked by heightened surveillance and persecution of Christians in China. According to China Aid, Christians living in President XI Jinping’s current regime...

Chinese Christians Caught Between Coronavirus and Persecution

March 23, 2020 — 03/23/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – Despite the Chinese government’s claim that there are no new confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in the country, China is still very engulfed in...

Sentenced in Sichuan

March 21, 2020 —

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03/21/2020 Washington D.C. (International Christian Concern) – It’s been over a year since Chinese authorities wrenched Pei...

Coronavirus Does Not Stop Church Demolition, Cross Removal in China

March 18, 2020 — 03/18/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – While most churches in China have canceled in-person services due to the outbreak of Coronavirus, the Chinese government has not ceased its persecution against...

Honored Chinese Cardinal’s Beatification Delayed

March 17, 2020 — 03/17/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The beatification process of Cardinal Ignatius Kung Pin-mei has stalled, with the Vatican stating China-Vatican diplomatic sensitivity as the cause of the delay. Cardinal...

Early Rain Covenant Church Members Continuously Harassed

March 13, 2020 — 03/13/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The Chinese government has not one day stopped its persecution against members of the Sichuan-based Early Rain Covenant Church (ERCC) after a major crackdown...

Chinese Churches Meet Online During the Epidemic

March 10, 2020 — 03/10/2020 China (International Christian Concern) – The coronavirus has stirred a frightening frenzy of fear. Yet, sources say along with medical donations, Chinese citizens are donating supplies to Wuhan, including...