Sky News
@skynews·9.3M subscribers·76.1K videos
How Trump-Xi talks won pastor's release - but could there be a trade-off?
Posted
July 24, 2026
Views
1,042
Likes
18
Comments
4
Engagement
2.11%
July 24, 2026
1,042
18
4
2.11%
Every word spoken in this episode is indexed. Type any phrase to jump straight to the moment it was said.
Type any word or phrase that may have been spoken. Click a result to seek the player to that exact moment.
Try a name, a topic, or a quoted line
Episode Timeline
Every episode in order around the one you’re watching — click any card and the page flips straight to it.
1:37Now PlayingEzra Jin is a Chinese citizen – but Donald Trump personally asked Xi Jinping to have him freed. Securing his release from prison in China is a diplomatic coup, but the Trump administration's silence on the case raises questions about what China might be seeking in return.
In his first on-camera interview since he was released from prison in China, Pastor Ezra Jin calls for the legalisation of so-called 'house' churches, which have experienced a renewed crackdown since last year.
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos
Follow us on X
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Instagram
Follow us on TikTok
For more content go to and download our appsApple Android
Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free hereor Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here
To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here
Sentinel Indexing in Progress
Metadata and chapters are available. Claim extraction for this episode is pending.
All video content is delivered via YouTube embedded players in accordance with the YouTube Terms of Service. Sentinel provides research tools that promote discovery and accountability across political media.
