Zhang Mingxuan

Zhang Mingxuan is a Chinese clergyman and president of the Chinese House Church Alliance.[1]

In this Chinese name, the family name is Zhang.

Chinese House Church Alliance

Mingxuan is president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, an organization of unified Chinese house churches.

Incidents involving law enforcement officials

Zhang has been the subject of repeated interrogation, detainment, and imprisonment for more than two decades.[2] He has been noted for evangelizing to his interrogators.[3]

Zhang was detained in 2008 after attempting to meet with an official of the European Union.[4] During a subsequent raid of Zhang's Beijing home, one of his sons, Zhang Jian, was severely beaten by Public Security Bureau officials. Jian's younger brother, who rushed to his aid, was also beaten. Their mother then attempted to call for an ambulance, at which point she was informed by the emergency responder that government officials had issued orders not to dispatch emergency personnel to Zhang's home.[5]

References
  1. Osnos, Evan (2008). "Jesus in China". The Chicago Tribune. Frontline. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  2. Mingxuan, Zhang (2007-11-20). "A Letter to President Hu Jintao from Pastor Zhang Mingxuan, President of Chinese House Church Alliance". China Aid. Archived from the original on May 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  3. "Arrested Church Leaders Released Under International Pressure". China Aid. 2005-10-21. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
  4. "Senior House Church Leader Zhang Mingxuan Detained for Attempting to Meet EU Official in Beijing". Christian Newswire. Canada Free Press. 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  5. Pleming, Sue; Cynthia Osterman (2008-10-23). "U.S. condemns beating of sons of Chinese priest". Reuters. Retrieved 2010-05-25.
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