Religious Freedom
Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release
In brief
Advocates are calling on President Donald Trump to demand the release of Jimmy Lai during a scheduled meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House in late September. Lai is a Catholic media entrepreneur and pro-democracy campaigner currently in prison.
Chris Smith, co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, led a congressional hearing to examine Lai's imprisonment.
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- ReportingAdvocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US
The Catholic Sun · OSV News
- Reporting@osvnewsAdvocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US
OSV News · Kate Scanlon
How the coverage unfolded
- Sep 16, 11:35 AM The Catholic Sun Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US
- Sep 16, 11:43 AM OSV News Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US
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