Spring is a time for new beginnings, and Easter a time to celebrate resurrection and new life. But for the long-suffering Christians of China this year, Eastertide and the weeks leading up to it have been yet another time of trials and tribulations as they face what appears to be the opening salvos of a new crackdown, triggered — at least in part — by a cityscape punctuated by too many crosses.
The tragedy that began in late February in coastal Zhejiang province and came to a head around Easter in the city of Wenzhou, one of China’s most capitalist urban centers, could very well be a test orchestrated by the central government to gauge the response, from both the church and the international community, to a new clampdown.
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