A prominent Chinese evangelical pastor and his wife are spending Christmas in jail. Wang Yi was picked up, along with his entire congregation earlier this month, on national security grounds. It’s the latest in a wave of arrests and church closures aimed at independent churches. Host Marco Werman speaks with Ian Johnson, a Beijing-based journalist and author of “The Souls of China: The Return of Religion After Mao.”
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