China has released Pastor Ezra Jin Mingri, a prominent leader of the underground Zion Church, months after his detention during one of the country's biggest crackdowns on unregistered Christian churches in decades. The pastor reunited with his family in Los Angeles after U.S. President Donald Trump publicly revealed that he had personally raised Jin's detention with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting in Beijing. Jin's family thanked both leaders, saying the release would not have been possible without Xi's direct intervention.

Ezra Jin, founder of Zion Church, lands in the US and reunites with family who are ‘overwhelmed with joy’

Fundador da Igreja Zion, estava entre as dezenas de pessoas detidas na China em outubro, em uma ampla repressão contra cristãos.