How’s this for negotiation skills?
Three UCLA basketball players were freed from Chinese custody shortly after President Trump’s visit to Asia.
Trump had a whirlwind tour and by most accounts a successful trip to Asia, but the U.S. President’s biggest highlight might be the release of three young Americans.
LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley, and Jalen Hill were detained by Chinese authorities for allegedly stealing from a Luis Vuitton store in Hangzhou, China, the Daily Caller reported.
CBS White House correspondent Mark Knoller reported on the developments just before the announcement of the team mates’ release:
On Air Force One, Pres Trump told the press pool he intervened with Pres Xi about 3 UCLA basketball players being held in China on suspicion of shoplifting. "What they did was unfortunate. You know, you're talking about very long prison sentences. They do not play games."
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 14, 2017
"Hopefully everything is going to work out," said Pres Trump of the basketball players held in China. "It's a very rough situation," but he said Pres Xi is helping out "and he's been terrific on that subject." Said he hopes the ballplayers would be coming home soon.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) November 14, 2017
And it did “work out” after Trump intervened on the players’ behalf, speaking directly to Chinese President XI Jinping. Not even a day later, the three were let go after being held for over a week.
If it weren’t for Trump’s intervention, the young basketball players could have faced up to 10 years in a Chinese prison for their alleged crimes.
DONATE TO BIZPAC REVIEW
Please help us! If you are fed up with letting radical big tech execs, phony fact-checkers, tyrannical liberals and a lying mainstream media have unprecedented power over your news please consider making a donation to BPR to help us fight them. Now is the time. Truth has never been more critical!
- Kamala Harris: ‘Listen, women are getting pregnant every day in America, and this is a real issue’ - July 25, 2022
- How a small border town is dealing with huge consequences of Biden’s border policies - June 25, 2022
- Biden admin expands ‘critical habitats’ for endangered species to include lands they no longer live in - June 25, 2022
Comment
We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.
