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Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
President Donald Trump is scheduled to host Chinese leader Xi Jinping at the White House in late September, and advocates for Hong Kong's prominent Catholic media tycoon and pro-democracy campaigner Jimmy Lai said Trump should push for his release from prison during the summit. The post Advocates urge Trump to push for Jimmy Lai release during Xi’s state visit to the US first appeared on OSV News.