In the first year of Communist rule, Brother King contacted C. C. Chen. This young man displayed unusual interest. It was not long before he was baptized and took on special duties of trust in the congregation. The Communist government assigned him to work in the Shanghai power station under Brother Vong for training in electrical engineering. Little did the brothers in the congregation realize that this C. C. Chen had been overreached by Communist ideals and was being used by them as a spy in the congregation. Later, at the trial of Brothers Jones and King, he was the key prosecution witness. It was obvious that he had been supplying the Communists with information for a long time.

With the Communist machine becoming more fully operational, workers had to attend Communist meetings before and after work. Each lane had its “committee” and political meetings and they would report any “anti-Communist” elements. Communist control was also extended to religion. All religions were to have Chinese preachers, be Chinese financed and Chinese organized. Any not conforming to this had to register. Jehovah’s witnesses therefore had to register.