Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump has offered China "any arrangement" to secure the freedom of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.Ahead of his high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump said he would raise Lai's imprisonment in Hong Kong and the arrest of Pastor Jin Mingri of Zion Church.Jimmy Lai, 78, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February on disputed collusion and sedition charges and has reportedly been kept in solitary confinement. Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, expressed hope that Trump, whom he described as an "incredible negotiator," would successfully press for his father's release. Pastor Jin Mingri was detained in October last year along with other church leaders and may face charges related to "illegal dissemination of religious content" via the internet. In fullTrump offers Xi ‘any arrangement’ to secure Jimmy Lai’s freedomThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Trump ‘open to any arrangement’ to get Jimmy Lai out of Chinese prison, Rubio says
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump has offered China "any arrangement" to secure the freedom of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.Ahead of his high-stakes meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Trump said he would raise Lai's imprisonment in Hong Kong and the arrest of Pastor Jin Mingri of Zion Church.Jimmy Lai, 78, founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was sentenced to 20 years in prison in February on disputed collusion and sedition charges and has reportedly been kept in solitary confinement. Lai's son, Sebastien Lai, expressed hope that Trump, whom he described as an "incredible negotiator," would successfully press for his father's release. Pastor Jin Mingri was detained in October last year along with other church leaders and may face charges related to "illegal dissemination of religious content" via the internet. In fullTrump offers Xi ‘any arrangement’ to secure Jimmy Lai’s freedomThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
