Trump says he will raise Jimmy Lai case with Xi Jinping at Beijing summit

AsiaChinaTrump says he will raise Jimmy Lai case with Xi Jinping at Beijing summitInterviewer calls on Trump to bring Lai back to the US with himShweta Sharma Tuesday 05 May 2026 09:50 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2970478","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/donald-trump-xi-jinping-jimmy-lai-china-visit-b2970478.html","title":"Trump says he will raise Jimmy Lai case with Xi Jinping at Beijing summit"}}CloseRelated: Trump says he spoke to Xi Jinping about Jimmy Lai's release: 'I feel so badly'On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"China","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}US president Donald Trump has said he will raise the issue of Hong Kong’s jailed media mogul Jimmy Lai during a...