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's Mid-Autumn Festival holiday typically sees families reunite and give thanks, much like Thanksgiving in America. This year, Chinese-American pastor David Lin will have much to be thankful ...

The United States considered him one of three Americans “wrongfully detained” by China. By Vivian Wang Reporting from Beijing An American pastor who had been imprisoned in China for nearly 20 ...

China Frees American Pastor Who US Claims Was Wrongly Jailed, State Dept Says (Reuters) - China has freed David Lin, a U.S. pastor who had been in jail since 2006, the State Department said on ...

An American pastor held in a Chinese jail for nearly two decades is finally home By Jennifer Hansler and Nectar Gan , CNN 3 minute read ...

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 ...

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.

Mr Lin’s release came just ahead of a Congressional hearing on detained Americans in China. Mr Lin’s case was frequently mentioned alongside the imprisonment of American businessman Mark ...