The Chinese government has gone to great lengths in claiming to the world community that Chinese people are enjoying religious freedom. It is true that in the cities, the registered church does enjoy a great measure of religious liberty, and many godly pastors and leaders in those churches are taking advantage of the opportunity to expand their churches, both numerically and physically. However, the unregistered house churches continue to suffer intense persecution and pastors and leaders continue to be arrested and detained for long periods of time. 

 

Pastor Zhao was taken away and detained at Jiutai City Detention center of Jilin Province until June 6 when he was released. Meanwhile, according to China Aid investigators, police and Public Security Bureau (PSB) officers simultaneously raided about 100 house churches in Changchun area, the capital city of Jilin Province in northeastern China. Almost 600 house church believers and leaders were taken into custody. Most were released after 24 to 48 hours of interrogation, but about 100 of the leaders including professors from Changchun University are still held in different detention centers.