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In this UGC photo taken March 5, 2024 and released by Cao Family, Rev. John Sanqiang Cao poses for a photo a day after his release from prison in Changsha in southern Hunan province. The Rev. John Sanqiang Cao was arrested and sentenced to seven years in prison while coming back from a missionary trip in Myanmar. Now back in his hometown of Changsha in southern Hunan province, he is without any legal documentation in his country, unable to access even the most basic services without a Chinese identification. (Cao Family via AP)

A Chinese pastor is released after 7 years in prison, only to find himself unable to get an ID

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In this May 2014, photo released by Ben Cao, Rev. John Sanqiang Cao breaks a ground on a new school in Wa State, Myanmar. The prominent Chinese pastor who has been detained by Chinese authorities since March 5, 2017 was sentenced in March 2018 to seven years in prison for &quot;organizing others to illegally cross the border.&quot; (Ben Cao via AP)

AP Exclusive: Jailed Chinese pastor’s US family seeks mercy

By YANAN WANG - Associated Press