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Trump says he discussed political prisoner releases with Xi in Washington

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US President Donald Trump said he had 'very, very important discussions' with Chinese President Xi Jinping about releasing political prisoners in China during Xi's state visit to Washington last week, though he did not specify any cases.

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Families of political prisoners in China had increased pressure on the Trump administration to seek their release ahead of Xi Jinping's three-day state visit to Washington.

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US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he discussed the release of political prisoners in China with his counterpart, Xi Jinping, in Washington last week.

“We talked, and I think we had some very, very important discussions. Hopefully fruitful discussions,” Trump told reporters in the White House.

Families had stepped up pressure on the Trump administration to push Beijing to release their loved ones ahead of Xi’s three-day state visit.

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  • Further diplomatic discussions between the US and China on human rights issues will continue

    Likely · Within weeks

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  • Which specific political prisoners were discussed
  • Whether any concrete agreements or actions resulted from the discussions
  • The response of Chinese authorities to the US requests

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This article was originally published by SCMP Economy.

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