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Trump: Taiwan a Major Topic in Xi Talks; China May Release Pastor Jin, but Jimmy Lai a 'Tough One'
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- NTD News Today
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- May 15, 2026
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- 2417
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Summary
President Donald Trump said on Friday that Taiwan was a major topic of discussion during his summit with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and added that he had not yet decided whether to proceed with a major U.S. arms package for the island. Trump also said he thinks Xi is seriously considering releasing detained pastor Ezra Jin in China, but that the case of jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai "is a tough one." Lai was sentenced to 20 years in jail in what Amnesty International calls a "travesty of justice" and an attack on press freedom.