U.S. President Donald Trump says he plans to raise the case of imprisoned Hong Kong pro-democracy media figure Jimmy Lai with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a summit in Beijing this week. Several outlets report that more than 100 U.S. lawmakers have urged Trump to press Xi on Lai’s detention, and that Trump has indicated he will do so when he meets Xi on Thursday and Friday.
Trump also says Taiwan will be discussed in the meetings. According to reporting, Trump suggests Xi may bring up the Taiwan issue more than Trump would, while also stating that he expects the topic to be part of the conversations. Additional coverage characterizes the issue as including Taiwan arms sales.
While some reporting notes Trump’s approach to human-rights topics at summits differs from past U.S. presidents, all sources agree that the Lai case is expected to be raised by the president at the Beijing summit alongside discussion of Taiwan. No agreement or commitments beyond Trump’s stated intention are reported in the provided articles.
