Beijing Detains Prominent Underground Pastor, Complicating U.S.-China Ties
Ezra Jin, pictured in 2018, has been barred from leaving China for years, separating him from his family. BEIJING—Under intense pressure from authorities in China, Ezra Jin persisted for years in building one of the nation’s largest underground Christian churches, with branches in 40 cities across the country. Online prayer groups he helped lead at…