Additional Name(s): 李子虎
Gender: Unspecified
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December//2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: Yes
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Public Disorder
Li Zihu
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Li Zihu was detained for their religious belief and activity.
In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province, detained 100 members of the unregistered house church Early Rain Covenant Church, including Li. Li was accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
On an unspecified date, Li was reportedly released.
Related Cases: Wang Yi, Su Bingsen, Dai Zhichao, Cao Qing'en, Ding Shuqi, Liu Yingxu
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"Li Zihu" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)
Additional Name(s): 戴志超
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December//2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Public Disorder
Dai Zhichao
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Dai Zhichao was detained for his religious activity and leadership role.
In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province, detained 100 members of the unregistered house church Early Rain Covenant Church, including Dai. Authorities accused him of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble." On an unspecified date, Dai was reportedly released.
In February 2026, police authorities rearrested Dai, a preacher at Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu. Authorities charged him with “inciting subversion of state power” (Article 105(2), PRC Criminal Law) and confined him in Deyang Detention Center.
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Additional Name(s): 曹庆恩
Gender: Male
Perpetrator: China
Religion or Belief: Christian – Protestant
Reports of Torture: No
Reports of Medical Neglect: No
Date of Detainment: December/14/2018
Current Status: Released
Religious Leader: No
Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment
Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Unregistered Religious Activity
Nature of Charges: Public Disorder
Cao Qing'en
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Cao Qing'en was detained for his religious belief and activity.
In December 2018, authorities in Chengdu municipality, Sichuan province, detained 100 members of the unregistered house church Early Rain Covenant Church, including Cao. Cao was accused of "picking quarrels and provoking trouble."
On an unspecified date, Cao was reportedly released.
Related Cases: Wang Yi, Su Bingsen, Li Zihu, Dai Zhichao, Ding Shuqi, Liu Yingxu
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"Cao Qing'en" Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC)