Record four-time champions India will face confident hosts China in the final at the Moqi Base, Hulunbuir at 10:00 GMT.
Chu Kai-pong faces a sentence of up to 10 years in jail after becoming the first convict under the strict new laws.
Lin’s release raises hopes for two other US citizens detained in China and considered wrongfully detained by Washington.
Shanghai’s 25 million people advised to stay at home as Bebinca pounds city with heavy rain and strong winds.