President Donald Trump says he will raise arms sales to Taiwan and the cases of two jailed activists when he meets Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping this week.
Trump made the comments to reporters in the White House Oval Office on Monday, ahead of the Beijing summit.
“I’m going to have that discussion with President Xi,” he said about U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. “President Xi would like us not to, and I’ll have that discussion.”
Trump confirmed he would again urge the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai.
“Jimmy Lai—he caused lots of turmoil for China. He tried to do the right thing, he wasn’t successful, went to jail, and people would like him out, and I’d like to see him get out too,” Trump said….
Trump to Raise Taiwan Arms Sales and Jimmy Lai Case in Meeting With China’s Xi
