US Urges China to Release Detained Underground Church Leaders
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The US has called for the release of 30 leaders of China's underground church network, including prominent pastor Jin Mingri, who were detained during a crackdown by Chinese authorities. The move has heightened tensions between the US and China, with the US condemning the persecution of Christians and China asserting its legal authority over religious affairs. This crackdown is seen as the most extensive against Christian groups in decades, reflecting ongoing restrictions on religious freedom under Xi Jinping's leadership.
- US calls for China to release 30 leaders of influential underground church BBC
- China Detains Prominent Underground Pastor, Drawing Rebuke From U.S. The Wall Street Journal
- Pastors and staff from underground church are arrested in China NPR
- China detains dozens of underground church pastors in crackdown Reuters
- China Detains Dozens of Members of Underground Church The New York Times
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