Event Record

Early Rain Covenant Church Crackdown and Wang Yi Case

From 2018 the church and members faced enforcement; Wang Yi was later convicted of inciting subversion and illegal business activity.

Event scope

From 2018 the church and members faced enforcement; Wang Yi was later convicted of inciting subversion and illegal business activity.

Verifiable timeline

• Public policy, custody, or enforcement records establish the starting point.
• Available documents identify institutions and procedures.
• External allegations or findings and Chinese government responses remain separate.
• Later judgment, release, employment, or continuing control is not collapsed into the initial phase.

Institutions and mechanisms

The event connects formal law, Party or administrative tasks, grassroots execution, and information control. Responsibility is recorded through deciding body, implementer, place, data, and public account.

Government response

Chinese laws, white papers, or case replies are included where available. When no direct response was found, the file records only the applicable general government position.

Unresolved questions

The full command chain, undisclosed evidence, individual voluntariness, and local variation require further primary records. ^{[1] [2]}