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Bipartisan Call to Prioritize Ezra Jin's Release in APEC Talks

10/26/2025

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A bipartisan group urged U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to prioritize Ezra Jin, leader of the Zion Church, and his release during U.S.-China talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
The Hudson Institute event highlighted China’s crackdown on Protestant house-church leaders and Jin's detention for illegal online dissemination of information.
Speakers urged conditioning diplomacy on Jin's release, citing his family's ties to the United States and interfaith cooperation.

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A bipartisan group urged U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration to prioritize Ezra Jin, leader of the Zion Church, and his release during U.S.-China talks at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
The Hudson Institute event highlighted China’s crackdown on Protestant house-church leaders and Jin's detention for illegal online dissemination of information.
Speakers urged conditioning diplomacy on Jin's release, citing his family's ties to the United States and interfaith cooperation.