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U.S. President Donald Trump appealed directly to China's Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to four people briefed on the talks.
Trump did not discuss a specific deal to free Lai but spoke more broadly about concerns surrounding the 77-year
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