{"id":2424,"date":"2024-09-16T07:24:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-16T07:24:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/?p=2424"},"modified":"2024-09-16T07:24:46","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T07:24:46","slug":"china-frees-us-pastor-detained-for-18-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/index.php\/2024\/09\/16\/china-frees-us-pastor-detained-for-18-years\/","title":{"rendered":"China frees US pastor detained for 18 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2425\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240915-David-Lin-aa-117p-825321-230x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"230\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240915-David-Lin-aa-117p-825321-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/panoramanews.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/240915-David-Lin-aa-117p-825321.jpg 760w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 100vw, 230px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>American pastor David Lin and his daughter Alice in 1984. Photo: Bring Our Families Home Campaign\/ Alice Lin\/NBC news<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China frees US pastor detained for 18 years<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">American pastor David Lin and his daughter Alice in 1984. Photo: Bring Our Families Home Campaign\/ Alice Lin\/NBC news<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agency Report<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kindly share this story:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An American pastor detained by China since 2006 on what the United States has called spurious charges has been freed, the State Department said Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Lin \u201chas returned to the United States and now gets to see his family for the first time in nearly 20 years,\u201d a State Department spokesperson told AFP.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe welcome David Lin\u2019s release from prison in the People\u2019s Republic of China,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In addition to Lin, China has detained a number of other US citizens on various charges including Kai Li, a businessman accused of spying in 2016.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lin was jailed for life on charges of contract fraud, according to US media, though Washington has said he was wrongfully detained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His daughter Alice Lin told Politico that her 68-year-old father would arrive in San Antonio, Texas on Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various US officials have pushed for the release of Lin and others in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California Governor Gavin Newsom advocated for his freedom during a visit to China that included talks with President Xi Jinping and Foreign Minister Wang Yi last October.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The release comes ahead of a congressional hearing later this week on US citizens imprisoned in China. 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