US President Donald Trump announced he will raise the issue of Taiwan and the case of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai during his upcoming summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump anticipates Xi will also bring up the Taiwan issue.

US President Donald Trump said on Monday that Taiwan would be discussed in his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and pledged to raise the case of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying at their summit in Beijing this week. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, Trump said the Chinese President would be more likely than he to bring up the Taiwan issue at their meeting on Thursday and Friday. “He’ll bring up Taiwan, I think, more than I will,” he said. Asked whether the US should...