The US government has demanded China to release human rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang who has been convicted and jailed for four-and-a-half years for subverting the state.<br />''<br />''Department of State Deputy Spokesman Robert Palladino said in a statement yesterday that the US government was deeply concerned about Wang's sentencing in Tianjin, China, on January 28.<br />''<br />''Wang was among the first individuals detained during the Chinese government's July 9, 2015 crackdown on legal advocates for rule of law and human rights defenders.<br />''<br />