China should release Taiwan activist, says U.S. religious freedom envoy

U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback and Lee Ching-yu, wife of Taiwan human rights advocate Lee Ming-che, also known as Li Ming-Che, attend an news conference in Taipei, Taiwan March 12, 2019. REUTERS/I-Hwa Cheng

TAIPEI (Reuters) - The U.S. ambassador for religious freedom on Tuesday called for the release of a Taiwan activist jailed in China, saying the case was highly concerning to the U.S. government.

Sam Brownback said activist Li Ming-che, a community college lecturer and an activist at a human rights non-governmental organisation in Taiwan, should be reunited with his wife.