Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor’s case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is ‘tough’

HONG KONG (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he raised the issue with Chinese President Xi Jinping of releasing a prominent detained pastor and imprisoned Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai, and quoted Xi as saying he’d consider the pastor but that Lai’s case is a “tough one.” Speaking to rep...

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