From Prison Fears to Fireworks, Chinese Pastor Recounts Sudden Release After Trump's Intervention
Jin said officials pressured him to plead guilty as eight church members and several other Christian leaders remain detained in China.
- After 266 days in a Chinese detention center, Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri was released last week and arrived in the U.S., reuniting with his family for the first time in eight years.
- President Donald Trump raised Jin's case with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a Beijing meeting in May, prompting authorities to drop all charges without forcing a confession or trial.
- During imprisonment, Jin endured a "harsh jail environment," sharing a roughly 1,000-square-foot room with dozens of inmates forced to sit on benches all day, with many developing sores.
- Now safe in the U.S., Jin pledged to advocate for eight fellow church members still imprisoned in China, stating, "We must go all out and speak out."
- Jin hopes his release signals a "new chapter for people of faith in China," arguing authorities have "no reason to fear" Christians who worship in unregistered congregations.
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From prison fears to fireworks, Chinese pastor recounts sudden release after Trump's intervention
Chinese pastor Ezra Jin Mingri recounts how his fears turned to uncertainty and then joy after he was unexpectedly released from detention in China.
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Days after reuniting with his family for the first time in eight years, Chinese house church pastor Ezra Jin Mingri pledged to keep advocating for eight fellow church members who remain imprisoned under harsh conditions in China. Jin, 56, was released last week after spending 266 days in a Chinese prison. Authorities detained him last October alongside 28 other leaders and members of Beijing Zion Church.
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