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Dick Durbin: I welcome the Chinese government’s release of Pastor Jin and call on them to release the remaining eight members of his…

On the recordJuly 29, 2026
I welcome the Chinese government’s release of Pastor Jin and call on them to release the remaining eight members of his church as well as the following mentioned in our Senate resolution: Dr. Gulshan Abbas, Jimmy Lai, Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, and Epkar Asat… [Releasing the remaining political prisoners] would be a welcome move before President Xi’s visit in September as there is simply no reason to fear these people who have done nothing but exercise peaceful freedom of religion and expression.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin calls for the release of political prisoners.

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