As President Donald Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing, the families of two Americans imprisoned in China for more than a decade are urging Trump to raise their cases directly with Xi and help secure their release. NBC News reports that the families are appealing for action to bring their loved ones home after years of separation. The Washington Times similarly describes the families’ call for Trump to ask Xi to release the two men during the high-stakes summit.
Both outlets frame the appeal as time-sensitive, tied to Trump’s presence in China for the meeting with Xi. The accounts focus on the families’ efforts to ensure U.S. officials use the diplomatic moment to seek resolution. Neither source provides new details about the legal proceedings or specific charges in its account of the appeal, but both emphasize the prolonged detention, the families’ public request for intervention, and the expectation that Trump may directly address their situations during discussions with China’s top leader.
