China Formally Arrests 18 Zion Church Leaders in Largest Crackdown on Underground Christians in Years

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) – In one of the most sweeping crackdowns on underground Christianity in recent years, Chinese authorities have formally arrested 18 leaders of the Beijing Zion Church, according to the Christian rights organization ChinaAid. The arrests finalize detentions that began in early October as part of a multi-province operation targeting unregistered Christian groups.The detainees are being charged with “illegall