Democracy. Faith. Freedom. Join the campaign to #FreeJimmyLai, led by his son Sebastien and daughter Claire. Press: [email protected]
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"If I leave, I live comfortably. But if I stay, I'll live meaningfully."
Sebastian Lai tells @ShehabKhan why his father, jailed Apple Daily founder Jimmy Lai, chose to stay and fight.
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Trump says he raised the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai with Chinese President Xi Jinping: "I did. We talked, and I think we had some very important discussions--hopefully fruitful discussions."
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BIG NEWS: @POTUS tells @DailySignal he had "hopefully fruitfully" discussions with Xi about political prisoners in China, including American Min Zin and Jimmy Lai.
"We talked, and I think we had some very, very important discussions. Hopefully, fruitful discussions."
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This was not the first time in Jimmy Lai’s life he had faced a difficult choice. After he spoke out against the Tiananmen Square crackdown in 1989, Sebastien said his father was pressured by the authorities to keep quiet or risk losing his clothing business in mainland China. “He had to decide: do you keep expanding your business, or do you stick by what you believe in, what you know to be right? And obviously everybody knows the path he chose.” newstatesman.com/the-weekend…
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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
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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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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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Free Jimmy Lai!
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/
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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
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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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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
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Today, Chairman @RepMoolenaar met with Sebastian Lai and reaffirmed his continued support for the immediate release of his father, Jimmy Lai. Jimmy has been a tireless leader for the people of Hong Kong in their fight for freedom and liberty. The trial against Lai was a sham and the CCP has forced him to endure inhumane conditions during his imprisonment. The Select Committee continues to stand with Jimmy Lai and work for his immediate release.
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we should not tolerate China continuing to punish Jimmy Lai and his family for courage nationalreview.com/2026/09/i…
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Jimmy Lai, My Imprisoned Father, Taught Me That Suffering Is Not Meaningless
The faith of my father has sustained him through years of imprisonment. Now, as I face cancer, his example is teaching me to find grace and meaning in my own suffering.⤵️
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Does Donald Trump have the juice to get Jimmy Lai out of prison? wsj.com/opinion/whos-stronge…
