RevelationMedia and ChinaAid Launch Petition to Urge President Trump to Help Bring Chinese American Pastor Home

Campaign seeks 100,000 signatures ahead of Trump-Xi meeting on September 24 for the release of Pastor John Cao

RICHARDSON, Texas – RevelationMedia , which produces, licenses, translates and distributes engaging Bible-based media, and ChinaAid , a Christian human rights organization committed to promoting religious freedom and the rule of law in China, have partnered to petition for the release of Pasto John Cao , who has been unlawfully held and not been permitted to leave China since 2017.

RevelationMedia and ChinaAid have set a goal of receiving 100,000 signatures prior to President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24, 2026. The campaign seeks to raise awareness of Pastor Cao’s continued detention, urging Trump and U.S. leaders to advocate for his return home.

“Our request is remarkably simple: we’re asking President Trump to help us bring this man home,” said Steve Cleary, founder and CEO of RevelationMedia. “This is a humanitarian plea. Pastor Cao is not asking to escape a prison sentence. He already served it. Every single day.”

After settling in the U.S. and becoming a pastor in North Carolina, Cao returned to his home…