The wife of a pastor jailed in China has now been detained in a move that is being interpreted as an attempt to pressure the pastor to yield.
The rights group ChinaAid reports that police in Beihai City in China’s Guangxi province detained Su Ziming on Nov. 13. She is charged with “illegally using an information network,” a charge authorities are lodging against individuals accused of sharing religious information online.
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Her husband, Wang Lin, was arrested Oct. 9. He earned his doctorate in theology at Wheaton College in Illinois and is pastor of Zion Church, one of China’s largest unregistered house churches.
Since Wang Lin’s arrest, 23 others associated with Zion Church across China have either been summoned by police or detained in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhejiang, Shandong, Guangdong and Guangxi, reports ChinaAid.
After Wang Lin’s arrest, Su Ziming had attempted to flee China with their two children. However, border control officers not only stopped them but also said she was not allowed to leave the country.
In September, China’s government — which already had restrictive regulations upon religious activities and content — tightened its control upon them even more, states ChinaAid.
World Watch
China is No. 15 on Open Doors’ 2025 World Watch List of the 50 places most difficult to be a Christian.
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