Tag: Ekpar Asat
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Rapid Response: Trump–Xi Summit Closes With No Public Word on Prisoners; Tariff Truce Extended to January 2027
Updated September 30: Trump said political-prisoner releases were discussed with Xi. No named prisoners, release commitments, or outcomes were publicly reported.
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Rapid Response: Senate Whip Durbin Urges Trump to Press Xi for Release of Five Political Prisoners
September 24, 2026 — U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) took to the Senate floor on September 22, 2026, urging President Donald Trump to use this week’s Washington summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping to press Beijing…