00:00A few days after the release of our investigation on the crackdown on the Chinese Christian community in Yoyang,
00:06its church was demolished.
00:08We see this in these satellite images.
00:11No other images of its destruction exist because the Chinese authorities have blocked all communication.
00:17According to a source close to the community, contacted by Le Monde,
00:22four people were arrested while attempting to approach it.
00:33On the local police's WeChat account, there is no mention of the church's destruction.
00:38But a few weeks earlier, the police boasted about its methods.
00:42The key to preventing conflicts in our mountainous regions is to anticipate them early on.
00:48The Yoyang police ensure rapid detection, rapid response, and rapid resolution.
00:53Last December, at 3 a.m., hundreds of police officers descended on this rural town.
00:59Their goal was to bring the Christians of Yoyang, who had refused to fly the Chinese flag in the church,
01:05to heal.
01:06The two church leaders were imprisoned, along with 18 other members of the community.
01:12Eight months later, they are still in prison.
01:30To learn more, watch our full investigation on Le Monde's website and on YouTube.
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