{"id":2603319,"date":"2026-05-15T17:32:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-chinese-pastor-hopeful-trump-can-free-him-during-beijing-visit\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:34:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T21:34:08","slug":"family-of-chinese-pastor-hopeful-trump-can-free-him-during-beijing-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-chinese-pastor-hopeful-trump-can-free-him-during-beijing-visit\/","title":{"rendered":"Family of Chinese Pastor Hopeful Trump Can Free Him During Beijing Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffamily-of-chinese-pastor-hopeful-trump-can-free-him-during-beijing-visit%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2603319&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Family members of pastor Ezra Jin-detained in China amid a crackdown on Christian activity-say they\u2019re hopeful President Donald Trump can help win his release during his visit to Beijing. Jin was arrested in October and, according to reports, has been charged with \u201cinciting to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-china-forces-sentence-hong-kong-freedom-fighter-jimmy-lai-to-20-years-in-prison\/\" title=\"Hong Kong&#039;s Jimmy Lai Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison\">subvert state power<\/a>,\u201d with his wife and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >community describing harsh conditions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>His daughter, Grace Jin drexel, who is a U.S. citizen living in Washington,D.C., said Trump\u2019s comments about raising Jin\u2019s imprisonment with Chinese President Xi Jinping gave her a \u201cglimmer of hope.\u201d She also expressed urgency over Jin being able to return to the United states before her baby is due.<\/p>\n<p>The article adds background on Jin\u2019s faith and ministry: he became Christian after the Tiananmen Square protests, started an underground Zion Church in 2007, moved services online after raids in 2018, and the congregation reportedly grew to thousands of participants. It also notes that multiple U.S. officials,including Secretary of State Marco Rubio,have called for Jin\u2019s release.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Family members of a pastor detained in China by the nation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fncs-carlson-if-youre-looking-for-election-rigging-look-no-further-than-media-treatment-of-hunter-biden-saga\/\" title=\"FNC&#039;s Carlson: &#039;If You&#039;re Looking for Election Rigging, Look No Further&#039; Than Media Treatment of Hunter Biden Saga\">communist government<\/a> are optimistic that President Donald Trump can help secure the minister\u2019s release during his visit to Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Ezra Jin was arrested in October as the Chinese Communist Party cracked down on Christian activity in the nation, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/05\/11\/us-news\/family-of-pastor-ezra-jin-dawn-hunt-ask-trump-to-free-them-from-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>Grace Jin Drexel \u2014 the daughter of Jin as well as a U.S. citizen who lives in Washington, D.C. \u2014 told the outlet that she experienced a \u201cglimmer of hope\u201d when Trump said he would mention her father\u2019s imprisonment to Chinese President Xi Jinping.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis president has just a remarkable way of doing things that most people say are impossible,\u201d she told the New York Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf anyone, this president might be able to bring back my father.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drexel is pregnant with her third child \u2014 and she hopes her father can be back in the United States within the next four weeks before his grandchild is due.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">On October 10, 2025, Chinese authorities launched coordinated nationwide raids against underground Christian leaders. Chinese pastor Ezra Jin and many others were arrested on charges of \u201cinciting to subvert state power.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to his family, Jin is being held in harsh prison\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6ZUoOuAmYt\">pic.twitter.com\/6ZUoOuAmYt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Free Press (@TheFP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFP\/status\/2053936847655780819?\">May 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cA week before my father was detained, we just told my dad that we got pregnant, and it was so early that we weren\u2019t sharing it widely or anything like that,\u201d Drexel said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019re really grateful that we are actually able to tell my dad about the baby before he was in prison.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Drexel added, \u201cIt\u2019s like this baby has kind of walked through it all with us since the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Christian Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/family-of-pastor-detained-in-china-hoping-trump-secures-release.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> that Jin is the pastor of Zion Church, an underground Protestant congregation in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly three dozen other Zion Church leaders and members were arrested or otherwise reported missing across China at the time of Jin\u2019s arrest.<\/p>\n<p>Jin converted to Christianity following the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989, emerging as a house church movement figurehead in China.<\/p>\n<p>He studied at Fuller Theological Seminary in California and returned to his home country to start Zion Church in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>The congregation moved services online after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eu-leaders-agree-to-impose-sanctions-on-belarus-after-forced-flight-diversion\/\" title=\"EU Leaders Agree To Impose Sanctions On Belarus After Forced Flight Diversion\">authorities raided<\/a> their Beijing sanctuary in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>The church eventually drew 10,000 participants by means of channels like YouTube, Zoom, and WeChat.<\/p>\n<p>The Christian Post reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio, as well as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ny-times-democrats-flip-to-republican-in-political-upheaval-of-border-towns\/\" title=\"NY Times: Democrats Flip to Republican in &#039;Political Upheaval&#039; 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