"Since late August, four Wenzhou-area churches in China’s coastal Zhejiang province have reported cross demolitions, many of which resulted in the serious injury or detention of local Christians. Believers also told China Aid that a Zhejiang newspaper recently featured articles defending the “Three Rectifications and One Demolition” campaign, in which they accursed overseas “hostile forces” of exploiting the situation in order to “stir up trouble.”
Guangming Church
"The Pingyang County Government of Wenzhou dispatched more than 1,000 police to a small division of Pingyang County to demolish the cross topping Guangming Church in the early morning of Aug. 28.
"After arriving, the police cordoned off all intersections leading to the church.
“'In the past few days, people have not paid much attention to Guangming Church,” a Christian told China Aid on Aug. 28. “The cross was suddenly demolished. In the past few days, people’s attention has been on three churches in Mabu town, [another division of Pingyang County, which were in danger of demolition]...'”
Guangming Church
"The Pingyang County Government of Wenzhou dispatched more than 1,000 police to a small division of Pingyang County to demolish the cross topping Guangming Church in the early morning of Aug. 28.
"After arriving, the police cordoned off all intersections leading to the church.
“'In the past few days, people have not paid much attention to Guangming Church,” a Christian told China Aid on Aug. 28. “The cross was suddenly demolished. In the past few days, people’s attention has been on three churches in Mabu town, [another division of Pingyang County, which were in danger of demolition]...'”
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