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Bringing American Hostage Home Is ‘Top Priority’ for Trump-Xi Summit, White House Tells Wife

Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell

The White House has assured the wife of Min Zin, an American scholar being held hostage in China, that her husband’s release is a “top priority” for Thursday’s Trump-Xi summit, Sylvia Zin told the Daily Signal in an interview.

“I had a meeting with the [National Security Council] yesterday, and they have reassured me that this is a top priority for the U.S. government and will be on the agenda for the summit with [Chinese leader] Xi [Jinping],” she said.

 “Resolving the wrongful detentions of U.S. citizens is always a top priority for the president,” a senior U.S. official told the Daily Signal.

Min Zin, a husband and father of one, traveled to China for an academic conference on June 3. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs now claims he is a danger to “national security.” The U.S. State Department has designated his detention as wrongful.

Sylvia Zin believes President Donald Trump is the only one who can bring her husband to safety. Xi arrives Wednesday night for the first visit by a Chinese leader to the U.S. in more than a decade.

“President Trump has brought home over 100 Americans in his office,” Zin said, “and I am hoping that my husband is the next one.”

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