September 23, 2026 When Chinese President Xi Jinping meets this week in Washington with U.S. President Donald Trump, he will have the opportunity to show an act of clemency that could bring him significant diplomatic benefits: allowing pastor John Cao, a permanent legal resident in the U.S., to return home at last. Cao's story is not that of an active prisoner awaiting release: he has served his full seven-year sentence for "organizing illegal b…