Trump claims he discussed release of political prisoners with Xi at summit
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US President Donald Trump said he raised the release of political prisoners with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their recent meeting in Washington. The discussion came amid pressure from prisoners’ families ahead of Xi’s three-day state visit.
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he discussed the release of political prisoners in China with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Washington last week. “We talked, and I think we had some very, very important discussions. Hopefully fruitful discussions,” Trump told reporters in the White House. Families had stepped up pressure on the Trump administration to push Beijing to release their loved ones ahead of Xi’s three-day state visit. Trump was asked whether he had raised the cases...