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.