China Detains Nine Underground Church Members in Latest 'State-Sponsored Persecution'

China's crackdown on the underground church movement continues with the recent arrest of nine Christians while hundreds of armed police and special forces surrounded another church, causing members to flee. China's crackdown on the underground church movement continues with the recent arrest of nine Christians while hundreds of armed police and special forces surrounded another church, causing members to flee. January 08, 2026 at 08:24PM January 08, 2026 at 08:24PM