British PM asks Trump to bring up Jimmy Lai with Xi
Human rights advocates say Lai’s six years in solitary confinement and deteriorating health have intensified pressure for sanctions and diplomatic intervention.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham asked President Donald Trump to urge Jinping to release Jimmy Lai during their meeting on Tuesday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
- Lai, a Chinese-born British citizen, has spent more than 2,000 days in prison in Hong Kong after his 2020 arrest; his family describes his sentence and six years of solitary confinement as a "death sentence."
- Sebastian Lai implored leaders on Tuesday to press for his father's release, calling it an "act of humanity and compassion" given his sister Claire Lai's cancer treatment; lawmakers have long championed the case.
- Trump previously raised the issue with Jinping in May, reporting that the leader claimed freeing Lai was a "tough one for him to do" because the activist allegedly "caused a lot of bedlam."
- During the state visit, Trump will meet Jinping for three days; Burnham views this as a vital opportunity to advocate for the imprisoned British citizen's release, despite previous diplomatic challenges regarding Beijing.
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Dissident Jimmy Lai has been in custody for almost six years. Trump is to demand his release at the Xi Summit. His son warns strongly.
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The Independent (US)Burnham ‘asks Trump to call for Jimmy Lai’s release’ in talks with Xi Jinping
Lai’s incarceration in Hong Kong’s high-security prison has been called a ‘death sentence’
Trump Urged to Press Xi for Jimmy Lai’s Release
Witnesses at a U.S. congressional hearing on Sept. 16 urged President Donald Trump to press Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping for the release of imprisoned Hong Kong media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai when the two leaders meet in Washington. The Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) convened the hearing to examine Lai’s imprisonment and what his […]
An international campaign intensified pressure on US President Donald Trump to ask Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to release Hong Kong magnate Jimmy Lai during Thursday's summit.
During a diplomatic meeting in New York, the head of the British government appealed to the US president with a request to facilitate the release of a media tycoon convicted in Hong Kong. The British side announced its readiness to accept a political prisoner on its territory in the event of his release #Велика_Британія #США #Новини #Дональд_Трамп
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