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<p>Wang Yi was Pastor of the Early Rain Covenant Church, an unregistered Protestant
house church in Chengdu. He was detained in December 2018 on the charge of 'inciting
subversion of state power and illegal business operations.' On 30 December 2019 Chengdu
Intermediate People's Court announced it had sentenced Wang to nine years in prison
following a closed trial.</p><p>We continue to monitor the persecution of Christians
for practicing their religion in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones
faith or belief without discrimination is a human right that all people should enjoy.
The British government works with international organisations and networks to promote
and protect freedom of religion or belief for all where it is threatened, including
through the UN, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council
of Europe, and the International Religious Freedom or Belief Alliance.</p><p>More
broadly, we coordinate with international partners to increase international attention
on China's human rights violations. Most recently, we did in September 2023 in the
G7 Foreign Ministers Communiqué.</p>
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