HONG KONG/WASHINGTON ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China¡¯s Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a U.S. administration official.
Trump did not discuss a specific deal to free Lai but spoke more broadly about concerns surrounding the 77-year-old publishing mogul¡¯s health and well-being after his lengthy trial on national security charges, one of the people said.
Trump spent less than five minutes discussing the issue, the person added.
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