China pastor on trial over Bibles
The leader of an underground Chinese church is due to appear in a Beijing court on Thursday, accused of illegally printing more than 200,000 Bibles.
Cai Zhuohua, along with his wife and two other church members, has been charged with "illegal business practices", his lawyers have said.
The Protestant pastor has already been in detention for 10 months.
Although Bibles are not illegal in China, only one firm is permitted by the state to print them.
The country's Christians are also only allowed to worship in state-approved churches, although many people prefer to attend underground or "house" churches such as Pastor Cai's.
Mr Cai's lawyer, Gao Zhisheng, conceded that he was not optimistic about the verdict for the three detainees.
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