In the News ... "Special Report: Religious Persecution in China, Part 1"

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• But even through all this, Shaojie still has hope

Stephanie Mills, Reporter
KWES-TV

MIDLAND, TEXAS - A normal rainy day on the streets of China, but for one pastor, his day takes a turn for the worst. He's seen in striped shirt. More than 20 government officials rush him into a vehicle. As they quickly drive away, the now imprisoned pastor's congregation is left wondering what happened.

His daughter, Zhang Huixin said, "It was a Saturday, many believers were in church doing clean up for Sunday worship, two police show up and pretend to be friendly and have tea together, then all of sudden over 30 police came out and kidnapped my father from his office."

On that day, of November 16th, 2013, Pastor Zhang Shaojie was in his church office when he was taken. His daughter, Zhang Huixin, says two months after his kidnapping, even his lawyers weren't allowed to meet with him. The government charged Pastor Shaojie with fraudulence and disturbing social order> ...

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