Bob (Xiqiu) Fu is one of the leading voices in the world for persecuted faith communities in China. Fu was born and raised in mainland China and was a student leader during the Tiananmen Square demonstrations for freedom and democracy in 1989. After being arrested for illegal evangelism and imprisoned for 2 months, he and his wife were placed on house arrest. They fled China when his wife, Heidi, was facing a forced abortion for getting pregnant without permission from the Chinese government. They were granted refugee status by the Clinton administration.