Ezra Jin, who built a vibrant church network spanning 40 cities across China, has faced years of intense pressure from authorities.

China stocks are set to come under pressure on Monday as the renewed trade war between Washington and Beijing hits risk appetite and spurs profit-taking in a share market hovering near its highest level in a decade.

Broad restrictions could cause supply interruptions for arms makers, as well as manufacturers in the semiconductor, automotive and other sectors.

In Western embassies and businesses in Beijing, China’s explanations inspire a mixture of alarm and incredulity. Given that Ukraine is being battered, day and night, by Russian drones and missiles packed with Chinese-made components, the ministry’s pious talk of world peace is called “preposterous”.

The U.S. condemned China after a Chinese coast guard ship used a water cannon and rammed a Philippine government vessel near Thitu Island in the disputed South China Sea

“We should not miss the fundamental point on rare earths: China has crafted a policy that gives it the power to forbid any country on Earth from participating in the modern economy,” Dean Ball, who served as a senior advisor in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy earlier this year, wrote on X on Saturday.