As President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi prepare for a planned September summit, Chinese authorities continue to detain, question and investigate Christians affiliated with house churches and state-sanctioned congregations.
(Kunming, Yunnan Province — August 28, 2026) Authorities in southwest China are preparing to try three members of an unregistered house church on charges of “organizing illegal gatherings,” as concerns
(Fuyang, Anhui Province, eastern China — August 14, 2026) A Chinese court sentenced three leaders of an unofficial Protestant church to prison terms of up to one year and seven
(Anhui Province, China — August 7, 2026) Ahead of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s expected visit to Washington in September, the wives of three detained Chinese house church leaders issued an
(Sichuan, China – July 22, 2026) After six months in detention, the case against Early Rain Covenant Church preacher Dai Zhichao has entered a new phase as Chinese authorities continue
(Chengdu — June 23, 2026) Authorities in southwestern China are escalating pressure on members of a prominent house church following a June 14 worship gathering that ended with the detention
(Fuyang, Anhui Province, eastern China — June 12, 2026) Chinese prosecutors have accused three leaders of Maizhong Reformed Church in Fuyang of criminal offenses based largely on routine religious activities,
(Anhui Province, China — June 10, 2026) Three leaders of the independent Maizhong Reformed Church stood trial June 9 in Fuyang, a city in eastern China’s Anhui Province, on charges
(June 5, 2026 – Anhui Province) The wives of three detained leaders of Maizhong Reformed Church in Fuyang, a city in eastern China’s Anhui Province, have appealed to U.S. and
(Kunming — May 27, 2026) Authorities in Kunming, the capital of southwestern China’s Yunnan Province, have targeted a small Christian congregation composed primarily of marginalized people and believers with chronic