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China detains two leaders of influential underground church
More than 30 members of Early Rain Covenant Church were taken for interrogation midway through Sunday service.
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According to BBC News’s source item, China detains two leaders of influential underground church, More than 30 members of Early Rain Covenant Church were taken for interrogation midway through Sunday service.
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- China detains two leaders of influential underground churchBBC News - 2026-06-15T07:56:43+00:00
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