# EXCLUSIVE: Wife of US seismologist held in China says Trump will ask Xi to free him

https://mins.news/en/item/69841

- Reuters, 2026-09-23 01:00 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/wife-us-seismologist-held-china-says-trump-will-ask-xi-free-him-2026-09-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ab324b9f43c0f0001de956c

> The wife of a U.S. expert on North Korean nuclear tests, imprisoned in China since late 2024, says the White House assured her that President Donald Trump will ask Chinese leader Xi Jinping to release her husband when they meet this week.

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