Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri's daughter appeals for his release
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Updated · Fox News · May 10
Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri's daughter appeals for his release
5 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 10
She urges President Donald Trump to raise the case with Xi Jinping, saying the Beijing house-church founder and 17 others have been held since October.
Authorities accuse them of illegally using information networks for online biblical teaching after Zion Church resisted surveillance demands and was banned in 2018.
The appeal cites revoked and suspended defence lawyers, concerns over Jin's diabetes care, and alleged Chinese intimidation of relatives in the United States.
As China exports state-controlled faith, can one pastor's plight alter US-China relations?
Can a daughter's appeal to President Trump save her father from China's war on religion?