Chen owns an online book retailer that sells foreign-published Christian books to readers living in China. In September 2019, he was detained in Linhai city on suspicion of “illegal business activities” for selling unapproved religious publications. On September 27, 2020, Chen was sentenced to seven years in prison, received a 200,000 RMB fine on the charge, and authorities destroyed 13,000 of his books.
Chen Yu
Is case active: Yes
Designation:Publisher
Country:China
Region:Asia-Pacific
Gender:Male
Status:Imprisoned