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AF (Pentagon News) - AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Trump Suggests Xi is Unlikely to Release Catholic Publisher Jimmy Lai.

Following a summit in Beijing, President Donald J. Trump revealed that Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to release Catholic media mogul Jimmy Lai, but may consider releasing a detained pastor.

PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump, following a summit in Beijing, stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping is unlikely to release Jimmy Lai, a Roman Catholic pro-democracy media mogul who has been imprisoned for decades. Trump mentioned that Xi would consider releasing Jin Mingri, a pastor of an underground church. DETAIL: Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One after his visit to China, Trump said Xi appeared to be giving “serious consideration” to freeing Mingri, who was arrested during a crackdown on Christian churches, but suggested he was not optimistic about Lai’s release. Lai, a devout Catholic and founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily, was sentenced earlier this year to 20 years in prison on national…Open