Chinese Government Assault Christians Protecting Church Cross

On July 21, 2014, during the 32nd night vigil of Christians guarding their church cross, around 400 police officers attempted to forcibly remove the church cross of ShuiTou Salvation Church in Pingyang, Wenzhou City. Police beat Christians with iron batons, severely injuring at least four. Bloody pictures and videos of riots from the incident are circulating on China’s social network. Local Christians reported that 1,000 Christians formed a human blockade and guarded the church, and that even though the police retreated after a one-hour attack, the Christians remain ready for continuous attacks from the government.  Watch the video of police assaulting Christians trying to protect the church cross.