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#JimmyLai is the highest-profile political prisoner in the world. He suffers in a Hong Kong prison for standing up for his beliefs. President Trump has been called the "Liberator-in-Chief." Another historic act could cement that legacy. If anyone can get Jimmy Lai out...@POTUS can. #FreeJimmyLai
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The Trump administration should do everything they can to secure Jimmy Lai’s release from China. @benfergusonshow and I discuss on the latest pod: Communist China Comes to Washington, Democrat Hasan Piker wants to Put Americans in Chinese Jails & Talarico “Pastor” Says She Doesn’t Believe in Jesus podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas…
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Can he also send Jimmy Lai?
JUST IN: Xi Jinping announces China will send 2 giant pandas to Zoo Atlanta, calling them an “envoy of friendship” during his meeting with Trump.
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What about Jimmy Lai? @ClayTravis and @BuckSexton ask @SteveYates of @NSwithYates whether Trump will press XI to release the inprisoned dissident. YATES: "I try to highlight the case, because it really tests, is Xi capable of mercy when the world is watching?"
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Jimmy Lai is a British citizen. He is 78. He spent the summer in a small cell with no air conditioning, still in solitary, and he is getting weaker. His son, Sebastien Lai, told @thetimes that China gains nothing by keeping him there. "After all, a martyr never dies." Read here: thetimes.com/article/678ecd1… #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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Pastor Ezra Jin spent nine months imprisoned in China before being freed after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping. Now, ahead of Trump’s next meeting with Xi, Jin is calling for another release: Jimmy Lai. “I really do hope that with this next meeting there will be more releases—of course, including Jimmy.” @pedrobrodrigue7
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Pastor Ezra Jin spent nine months imprisoned in China before being freed after President Trump raised his case with Xi Jinping. Now, ahead of Trump’s next meeting with Xi, Jin is calling for another release: Jimmy Lai. “I really do hope that with this next meeting there will be more releases—of course, including Jimmy.” @pedrobrodrigue7
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Arthur Liu was on Beijing's most wanted list after Tiananmen. He escaped to the US, became a lawyer, and this year watched his daughter Alysa win Olympic gold in Milan. Jimmy Lai stayed in Hong Kong and built Apple Daily. He is 78, and he has been in prison for nearly 6 years. Writing in @nypost, Arthur Liu says what his family gained is what Jimmy is being denied. "Only Xi can unlock the door." Read here: nypost.com/2026/09/23/opinio… #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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Ahead of Thursday’s meeting between Chinese leader Xi Jinping and @POTUS , CPJ took to the streets of Washington, DC, calling for the release of jailed publisher Jimmy Lai and veteran journalist Dong Yuyu. In a joint mobile billboard campaign with @RSF_inter, the two press freedom groups urged Trump to raise the cases of Lai and Dong with Xi. China has the world’s highest number of imprisoned journalists, with at least 50 behind bars simply for doing their jobs. Join us to #FreeJimmyLai and #FreeDongYuyu: cpj.org/asia/china/ cpj.org/data/imprisoned/curr…
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As President Trump prepares to meet with Xi Jinping, @SteveYates of @NSwithYates talks about the importance and urgency of the Jimmy Lai case. Full podcast: iheart.com/podcast/1119-nati…
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In the name of trust, free Jimmy Lai. There’s a diplomatic opportunity in Xi Jinping’s U.S. visit, writes Paul Wolfowitz on.wsj.com/4cVGK2a
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One day until Xi Jinping arrives in Washington. Jimmy Lai has spent nearly six years in prison for telling the truth about Hong Kong. Tomorrow is the moment to ask for his release. @POTUS, bring him home. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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Xi and his thugs have robbed Jimmy Lai, who is 78 and in poor health already, of over five years of his life. Today, they’re still wrongfully holding him captive and keeping him from caring for his daughter, who is in the fight for her life against cancer. It’s evil! We know Jimmy is an INNOCENT MAN. His daughter’s diagnosis is all the more reason for us to fight to FREE JIMMY, as @POTUS brought up to Xi earlier this year, and I hope he brings it up again this week.
NEW: Jimmy Lai learned of his daughter’s cancer diagnosis from solitary confinement in his Hong Kong jail cell. “May God have mercy, help us," he wrote to her in a letter obtained by @realdailywire. She anxiously awaits Trump's Thursday meetings with Xi.dailywire.com/news/facing-ca…
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NEW: Jimmy Lai learned of his daughter’s cancer diagnosis from solitary confinement in his Hong Kong jail cell. “May God have mercy, help us," he wrote to her in a letter obtained by @realdailywire. She anxiously awaits Trump's Thursday meetings with Xi.dailywire.com/news/facing-ca…
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Xi Jinping lands in Washington tomorrow. Jimmy Lai will still be in a Hong Kong prison cell. Beijing loses nothing by letting him go. New from Jemimah Steinfeld in @thehill: thehill.com/opinion/white-ho… #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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NEW: British PM Andy Burnham implored President Trump to bring up the case of imprisoned Hong Kong dissident Jimmy Lai at a Thursday summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to two people familiar with the situation.  Burnham made the request during a meeting with Trump, who said he agreed Lai should be set free, according to one of the people. The British delegation suggested Lai could live in the United Kingdom, that person said. @politico w/ @danbloom1 + @PhelimKine politico.com/news/2026/09/22…
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Jimmy Lai's son Sebastien joined @LBC with a message for Prime Minister Andy Burnham. Jimmy has been in prison in Hong Kong for nearly 6 years and is now serving a 20-year sentence. A British citizen should not be left behind. @andyburnham #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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Two days until Xi Jinping arrives in Washington. Jimmy Lai is a British citizen, 78 years old, and nearly six years into solitary confinement in Hong Kong. His health is failing. Time is not on his side. @POTUS can raise his case. #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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World leaders are in New York this week for the UN General Assembly. Sebastien Lai is calling on Prime Minister @andyburnham and Foreign Secretary @Ed_Miliband to use it to build international support for his father, Jimmy Lai. "This week could prove pivotal for my father's freedom." Read here: globalbusinessnewsdesk.co.uk… @10DowningStreet @FCDOGovUK #FreeJimmyLai #BringHimHome
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