Pastor freed from prison in China weeks after Trump requested his release

Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri of China's underground Zion Church has been released from detention following diplomatic intervention by U.S. President Donald Trump. While activists celebrate his release, they continue to call for the freedom of other church leaders still held by Chinese authorities.
WASHINGTON — A pastor of a prominent underground church who was detained in China in October has been released, less than two months after U.S. President Donald Trump brought up his case when meeting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, his family and rights advocates said Saturday.
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