Trump casts doubt on Jimmy Lais release ahead of Xi meeting, says China bears great animosity for jailed Hong Kong tycoon
US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that securing the release of British businessman and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai from a Chinese prison could prove difficult, admitting that Beijing has considerable hostility towards the former Hong Kong media proprietor. Trump acknowledged that Chinese President Xi Jinping has not agreed to release Jimmy Lai, despite Trump’s earlier … Read more