Sylvia Zin
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“I'm deeply hopeful that President Trump will raise my husband's case with President Xi Jinping at the summit next week,”
Sylvia Zin · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17
Sylvia Zin testified before the House Foreign Affairs Committee East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee asking President Trump to raise her husband's case at the upcoming Trump-Xi summit.
“I'm trying to be strong for our daughter, but I'm constantly wondering if he's OK and how to get him back home to us,”
Sylvia Zin · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17
Zin told the committee she is trying to stay strong for her daughter while worrying about her husband's wellbeing and seeking his return home.
“Knowing the president's historic record on bringing wrongfully detained Americans home has reassured me that he will also be able to secure the swift release of Min Zin and other wrongfully detained citizens,”
Sylvia Zin · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17
In her remarks before the House subcommittee, Zin expressed confidence that Trump would secure the release of her husband and other wrongfully detained Americans.
“so every month, we anxiously await his consular visits because they reassure us that he is alive”
Sylvia Zin · said 2026-09-16 · reported 2026-09-17
Zin told the committee she has not been able to speak to her husband in jail and that the family awaits monthly consular visits for reassurance he is alive.