Xi:
“The US should gracefully prepare to be surpassed by a new global superpower so as to avoid conflict.”
Trump:
“Wow, we made some fantastic deals. President Xi is a great leader and my good friend. Just the best, really.”
U.S. House unanimously passes resolution urging Trump to secure release of detainees in China
The House on Wednesday unanimously passed a resolution urging President Trump to push to secure the release of five people detained in China … It states that Trump “should prioritize securing the release of Pastor Jin Mingri, Pastor Gao Quanfu and his wife Pang Yu, Dr. Gulshan Abbas, and Jimmy Lai detained by the People’s Republic of China during future engagements with Chinese President Xi Jinping.” …
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom notes that Jin was detained in October of last year for his “Christian activity” and role as pastor of the Zion Church. The commission also notes that Chinese authorities accused Gao, pastor of Light of Zion Church, of “using superstition to undermine law enforcement” and his wife, Pang, of “fraud based on the church’s collection of voluntary tithes.”
Abbas has been detained in China since 2018. Ziba Murat, her daughter, and Rushan Abbas, Murat’s aunt, have long publicly said they believe Dr. Gulshan Abbas was detained in retaliation for Rushan Abbas’s activism against China’s treatment of Uyghurs, including mass incarceration and forced labor.
And Lai, a high-profile Hong Kong business magnate and democracy advocate, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Chinese officials back in February.