Trump to raise Taiwan arms sales, Jimmy Lai's imprisonment with Xi Jinping at Beijing summit
Trump will press Xi on Jimmy Lai’s imprisonment and other U.S.-China disputes, including trade, Taiwan, artificial intelligence and Iran, officials said.
- President Donald Trump will raise the case of imprisoned Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai with Chinese leader Jinping during their summit in Washington this week.
- Under Beijing's National Security Law, three government-selected judges sentenced the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily to 20 years in prison in February, though Beijing maintains the trial was fair.
- At the Oval Office on May 11, Trump told reporters, "I'd like to see him get out too," recalling his 2024 campaign vow to secure Lai's release.
- Sebastien Lai, the imprisoned businessman's son, and other supporters have campaigned for his father's release, viewing the summit as crucial to securing his freedom.
- The summit will address strained US-China ties spanning trade, Taiwan, and Beijing's approach to the Iran war, with Trump expected to press multiple issues beyond Lai's case.
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Dan Blumenthal, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, joins the show to discuss the president’s upcoming summit in Beijing with President Xi Jinping. What are President Trump’s goals? How will war with Iran affect the meeting? And what do these discussions mean for the future of conflict in the Indo-Pacific?
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