Christian couple fined for running an illegal Church in China !

Beijing (China) –  The Chinese Communist Government has fined a Christian couple a whopping 4 lakh Yuan (Rs 45,53,474) for running an underground church in their home. These two Christian missionaries’ names were Yang Jibo and Wang Jiofi. A Texas-based social organisation that monitors the persecution of Christians in China exposed this action by the Communist Government.

The couple were running a church called Xunsiding in their own home in Xiamen, a port in southeastern China. This Church was considered to be the largest Church in the province. In 2021, the Government fined the couple 2 lakh yuan (Rs 22,76,737) since there was no record of this church with the Chinese Government. It doubled the fine on 28th June 2023, to 4 lakh Yuan. The couple however has refused to pay the fine.

China also fined another church 25,000 Yuan (Rs 2,84,592) in May 2019.

Editorial Viewpoint

Why are the people who keep shouting that minorities’ religious rights are not protected in India silent now ?