Human Rights · 2 posts
Lede Brief 7h ago

Trump Raises Jimmy Lai Case With Xi at Summit

President Trump mentioned imprisoned Hong Kong media owner Jimmy Lai during his summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, according to The Hill. Said Lai's daughter Claire: "We don't know the details of the conversation" between the two leaders, but she praised Trump for raising her father's case.

Brief 3d ago

Trump Rarely Raises Uyghur Genocide Ahead of Xi Summit

The Trump administration has largely stopped describing China's crackdown on Uyghurs as a genocide in the lead-up to a summit with President Xi Jinping, according to The New York Times. Trump formally declared the crackdown a genocide in 2020, during his first term.

Source: NYT Politics ForeignPolicyChinaHumanRights