Wife of US seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him
WASHINGTON — The wife of a U.S. expert on North Korean nuclear tests who has been imprisoned in China since late 2024 said on Tuesday the White House has assured her that President Donald Trump will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to free her husband when the pair meet this week. Yufang Rong said she feared that Beijing planned to try her Chinese-born husband, Youlin Chen, on fabricated espionage…
On Tuesday, the wife of a U.S. seismologist imprisoned in China, Yufang Rong, announced that President Donald Trump will request Chinese President Xi Jinping to free her husband during their upcoming meeting, according to the White House. Yufang expressed her apprehension over China's potential prosecution of her Chinese-born husband, Youlin Chen, on fabricated espionage charges despite the fact that his research was funded by the U.S., publicly published, and based on publicly available data.
The Trump administration, alongside State Department and National Security Council officials, assured Rong of Trump's commitment to securing his release. Chen, 54, is one of two U.S. citizens wrongfully detained by China, with the other being scholar Min Zin, whose case is also at the forefront of the U.S.'s priority list for their release.
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