A Brewing Crisis: Will Trump Xi Summit Yield Freedom for China's Political Prisoners? The optimism surrounding a new dawn in US China relations is tempered by the persistent issue of Chinese political prisoners.
President Trump's meeting with Xi Jinping in Beijing must address the plight of individuals like Jimmy Lai and Pastor Jin Mingri, who have been wrongly detained despite years of bipartisan support from Congress and mounting international pressure.
Their cases are well known to the US government, but a recent resolution passed by both Houses of Congress highlights growing public concern.