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White House calls for release of cardinal arrested in Hong Kong

The White House is calling on China to "immediately release" Cardinal Joseph Zen and others who were arrested by Hong Kong authorities Wednesday, White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters during a press briefing.

Why it matters: Zen and the other individuals arrested were trustees of the 612 Humanitarian Relief Fund, a now-defunct fund that helped pay legal and medical fees for demonstrators arrested in the city's pro-democracy protests in 2019, AP reported.


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