Founder of China’s Zion Church released and arrives in Los Angeles
Ezra Jin Mingri, the founder of the underground Zion Church, was freed from prison in China and traveled to Los Angeles after diplomatic outreach by U.S. President Donald Trump.
Ezra Jin Mingri, the founder of the Zion Church, an underground church in China, was released from prison and arrived in Los Angeles. His release occurred weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump pressed his case with Chinese leader Xi Jinping during a meeting in Beijing.
According to NPR, Mingri had been detained in China in October. The Inter‑Parliamentary Alliance on China reported his release and shared a photo of him with his daughter. GDELT reported that Mingri was reunited with his family after arriving in Los Angeles, and that his family thanked Donald Trump, saying the release could not have happened without Xi Jinping’s direct intervention.
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