Rep. Chris Smith Joins Son of Imprisoned Hong Kong Media Tycoon to Call for His Release

WASHINGTON—Rep. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Sebastien Lai, son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, are hoping President Donald Trump will be able to apply some political pressure to secure his release. “We know that he has raised it publicly, and has not shied away,” Smith told reporters at a press briefing in Washington on Tuesday. “That’s how things get done.” Smith, a longtime advocate against human rights violations carried out by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), also has a bill pending before the Senate that addresses the regime’s practice of forced organ harvesting, among other legislative initiatives....