China arrests pastor on charges of ‘illegal business operations’

By Anugrah Kumar - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published August 3, 2025

Chinese authorities have arrested a Protestant pastor on charges of “illegal business operations” weeks after he and several church members were detained amid the Chinese Communist Party’s crackdowns on unregistered Christian activity across the country.

Pastor Huang Yizi was informed of his formal arrest this week, more than a month after he and four others were taken into custody by Pingyang Public Security officials on June 26, the U.K.-based group Christian Solidarity Worldwide reported.

The group, comprising church members from Ningbo, Quzhou and Taizhou, all in Zhejiang Province, was placed under administrative detention the following day.

Two of the five were released on bail last Friday, while the remaining three, including Huang, remain in custody.

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