'Disappointed': Religious Persecution Advocates Frustrated After Trump's Meeting with Xi

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Christians in China continue to face persecution for their faith. Religious persecution advocates had hoped that President Trump would mention the issue during his recent White House meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. So far, there is no indication it came up. "I'm disappointed," is how Todd Nettleton of The Voice of the Martyrs described his reaction after the two leaders met September 24. "I had hoped that that topic would come up," he told CBN News. Nettleton and other religious freedom advocates had urged the President to make the issue of China's persecuted Christians a priority. "I think every time one of our leaders here in the United States gets to sit down with the leader of a country where our brothers and sisters are being locked up in prison, are being persecuted for their faith, I hope they're on the agenda at some point," Nettleton explained. "Now, there's obviously things that needed to be talked about. AI needed to be talked about, trade relationships needed

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