Among the churches targeted was a well-known congregation in Beijing raided by Public Security Bureau agents the past two Sundays, according to U.S.-based China Aid Association.

Several eyewitness said two uniformed policemen and two plain-clothed agents rushed into the rented apartment where the Beijing Ark House Church was meeting, declaring the church was disturbing the neighbors.

Another officer, identified as Gao Xijun, told the congregation they were at an "illegal religious gathering place" because it's not registered according to State Council Regulations on Religious Affairs. ...