Washington, July 5 -- Rep. Chris Smith issued the following press release:
Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), issued the following statement welcoming the release of Pastor Ezra Jin after his unjust detention by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP):
"I am profoundly grateful that Pastor Ezra Jin has been released and reunited with his family. I especially thank President Trump for personally raising Pastor Jin's case with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping and for ensuring that U.S. diplomats remained committed in pressing for his freedom.
"Pastor Jin should never have spent a single day behind bars for peacefully living out his Christian faith. His release is a joyous answer to...