Editing Watchman Nee (section)

{{Short description|Chinese Christian teacher and leader}}
{{family name hatnote|[[Ni (surname)|Nee]]|lang=Chinese}}
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{{Infobox person
| name   = Watchman Nee
| image  = WatchmanNee.jpg
| caption     = Watchman Nee
| birth_date  = {{Birth date text|November 4, 1903}}
| birth_place = [[Shantou]], [[Qing dynasty]]
| death_date  = {{Death date text|May 30, 1972}} (aged 68)
| death_place = [[Guangde]], [[Anhui]], [[China]]
}}

'''Watchman Nee''', '''Ni Tuosheng,''' or  '''Nee T'o-sheng''' ({{lang-zh|t=倪柝聲|p=Ní Tuòshēng}}; November 4, 1903 – May 30, 1972), was a Chinese church leader and Christian teacher who worked in China during the 20th century. His [[evangelism]] was influenced by the [[Plymouth Brethren]].

In 1922, he initiated church meetings in [[Fuzhou]], [[Fujian]] province, that may be considered the beginning of the [[Local churches (affiliation)|local churches]]. During his 30 years of ministry, Nee published many books expounding the [[Holy Bible|Bible]]. He established churches throughout China and held many conferences to train Bible students and church workers. Following the [[Chinese Revolution (1946−1952)|Communist Revolution]], Nee was persecuted and imprisoned for his faith and spent the last 20 years of his life in prison. He was honored by [[Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)|Christopher H. Smith]] ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]]–[[New Jersey|NJ]]) in the US Congress on July 30, 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CREC-2009-07-31/html/CREC-2009-07-31-pt1-PgE2110-2.htm |title=In Recognition of Watchman Nee |work=Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 118 |date=July 31, 2009 }}</ref>