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According to a church statement, Chinese authorities have detained prominent leaders of the underground Early Rain Covenant Church in Sichuan province. The arrests include church leader Li Yingqiang, pastor Dai Zhichao, and lay member Ye Fenghua. Li’s wife, Zhang Xinyue, was also detained. This sweep follows the arrests of other unregistered church members in what appears to be a broader crackdown on unregistered Christian groups in China. Several other members were briefly detained and released.
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