Trump Urges Xi Jinping to Free Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai During High-Stakes Meeting

Nov 06, 2025 11:36 am CST

During a recent high-level meeting in South Korea, US President Donald Trump directly appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping for the release of imprisoned Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. The 77-year-old founder of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has been held in solitary confinement for over 1,700 days while facing national security charges in a case that has become symbolic of China's crackdown on freedoms in Hong Kong.