TAIPEI, Taiwan — An American pastor jailed in China for more than 18 years has been released this week, according to the State Department on Monday. 68-year-old David Lin, a naturalized US ...

China has released an American pastor after nearly two decades in prison, presenting an olive branch to the US that had repeatedly called for his release. US citizen David Lin was freed from a ...

An American Pastor Detained in China for Nearly 20 Years Has Been Released ... We got the call late last night!!! Dad is free and over Alaska now,” the pastor’s daughter, Alice Lin, said ...

BEIJING — Chronic pain. Mental anguish. Despair. The families of four Americans detained in China say their loved ones are suffering both physically and mentally, and they are urging the U.S ...

China has freed David Lin, a U.S. pastor who had been in jail since 2006 ... U.S. politicians had for years urged Beijing to free Lin, who was jailed for life on charges of contract fraud.

China has released an American pastor jailed in the country since 2006 ... The Independent is the world’s most free-thinking news brand, providing global news, commentary and analysis for ...

Dad is free and over Alaska now,” the pastor’s daughter, Alice Lin, said by text message Sunday to Bob Fu, a longtime supporter and the founder of China Aid, an U.S.-based advocacy group for ...