🚨 Advocating for Nelson Wells Jr., wrongly imprisoned in China for 10+ years. Fighting for his release on health & humanitarian grounds. Join us in the fight
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Nelson Wells Sr. testified before the @CECCgov about his son, Nelson Jr., imprisoned in China since 2014.
We urge President Trump to make a personal humanitarian appeal to President Xi for #NelsonWellsJr and @FreeDawnMichell
Thx @cspan for covering.
Father of U.S. citizen detained in China passionately asks President Trump and Xi Jinping to release his son: "My wife and I served our country for decades...When our country asked us to serve, we answered. Now, I'm asking my country to answer me."
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Read the families’ testimony:
Nelson Wells Sr.: cecc.gov/sites/evo-subsites/…
Tim Hunt: cecc.gov/sites/evo-subsites/…
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We’re grateful to Joi Chaney, Peter Humphrey, Jim Zimmerman, Angelo Greco, and the National Urban League for helping bring Nelson’s case to light. Special thx to Rep. Chris Smith and his staff, and Louisiana’s delegation, including @SpeakerJohnson, @BillCassidy, & @SenJohnKennedy
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Nelson Wells Jr. 🇺🇸 retweeted
‘Bring Them Home’: Americans Push to Free Loved Ones Jailed in China theepochtimes.com/china/brin… via @epochtimes
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The Hunt and Wells families remain hopeful these discussions will result in the humanitarian release of both Dawn Michelle 🇺🇸 and Nelson 🇺🇸. @POTUS @realDonaldTrump @WhiteHouse @SecRubio
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@USAmbChina @CECCgov @RepFrenchHill
@SenDuckworth
@SenatorDurbin
@CongressmanRaja
@RepVindman
@RepMoolenaar
@SpeakerJohnson
@StateSPEHA
@JamesFoleyFund @BOFHcampaign @HostageAid
@nytimes
@CNN
@FoxNews
@Reuters
@FreeNelsonWells @MichaelDeSombre
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As President Trump meets with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, the families of Dawn Hunt and Nelson Wells Jr. hope Trump will secure their release. NewsNation’s Brooke Shafer has the story.
We stand w/ @FreeDawnMichell. Let’s bring home everyone but don’t forget Americans who are still imprisoned in China. 🇺🇸
@SenatorDurbin & @SenDuckworth - Dawn is from IL
@SpeakerJohnson & @SenJkennedy
- Nelson is from LA
@SenBillCassidy & @CECCgov
Thx for being a champion!
Senator Durbin, please do not forget our families who are calling for the humanitarian release of our loved ones. Dawn Michelle Hunt, a lifelong Illinois resident and Nelson Wells Jr from Louisiana have been imprisoned in China for 12 years. Please advocate for their release. 🇺🇸@SenTedCruz @WhiteHouse @realDonaldTrump @POTUS @USAmbChina @SecRubio @CECCgov @RepMikeLawler @RepFrenchHill @RepMoolenaar @CongressmanRaja @RepVindman @StateDept
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Nelson Wells Jr. 🇺🇸 retweeted
We pray that @POTUS will ask President Xi Jinping for the humanitarian release of Dawn Michelle Hunt and Nelson Wells Jr. They have been imprisoned in China for 11+ years. @WhiteHouse @SecRubio @SecScottBessent @USAmbChina @StateSPEHA
Any progress in Nelson’s case is a prayer answered. We thank everyone who has helped elevate his and @freedawnmichelle’s story. #freenelsonwellsjr
cnn.com/2025/10/29/politics/…
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Thanks to @cecc for their continued championing of @FreeNelsonWells and @FreeDawnMichell’s cases. We pray for the success of @POTUS @realDonaldTrump’s trip to Asia and that he will ask Pres. Xi to release Nelson and other 🇺🇸 citizens incl Dawn Michelle on humanitarian grounds.
The Chinese Communist Party is the world’s largest hostage taker, using detentions and “exit bans” to punish Americans, extract commercial concessions, or pressure changes in U.S. policy. @CECCgov letter urges @POTUS to raise these issues in meetings with CCP leader #XiJinping.
Thank you to Nick Mordowanec for continuing to shine a light on Nelson’s and @FreeDawnMichell’s cases.
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Thank you to Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC) for introdicing the Nelson Wells Jr. and Dawn Michelle Hunt Unjustly Detained in Communist China Act (HR 5491) this week.
chrissmith.house.gov/news/do…
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Thank you to @PhelimKine for covering Nelson Wells, Jr case and @FreeDawnMichell case, as Pres Trump calls Pres Xi today. Thank you to @DonaldTrump Admin for their continued work on Nelson's case. We do indeed want our Americans - our son back.
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Thank you @missmalsack for gifting us with this reel of Nelson over the years - in happier times.
🎂Happy Birthday Nelson Jr.
You are loved and missed. We pray the @realdonaldtrump and @statedept can appeal to the 🇨🇳 government for release so that we can see you again.
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Interested in Nelson’s case? Learn more at nelsonwellsjr.com
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Thanks to @DomoniqueBenn & @KSLA for helping share our fight to free our son, Nelson Wells Jr., still wrongfully imprisoned in China. Today, 7/11, Nelson turns 52—his 11th birthday behind bars. We won’t stop until he’s home.
📺 Watch msn.com/en-us/news/world/hau…
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We are so glad that you are in place. Nelson Wells Jr has been in a Chinese prison for more than a decade and is praying that your leadership and leadership your Chinese counterparts will lead to his safe return. Learn more at nelsonwellsjr.com.
Hello, Guangzhou! This is my first visit here as the United States Ambassador to China. I look forward to working closely with the U.S. Consulate General Guangzhou to help make America safer, stronger, and more prosperous. @USCGGuangzhou
ALT Ambassador Perdue and Consul General Pauline Kao smile in front of a flower display at the airport.
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Thank you to Nick Mordowanec at Newsweek for continuing to report on Nelson's story and the story of another American prisoner in China Dawn Michelle Hunt freedawnmichelle.com/. Learn more about Nelson at nelsonwellsjr.com/.
newsweek.com/2025/05/16/brot…
Cynthia and Nelson Wells, Sr. rejoice along with the Glezmann family & #USA 🇺🇸. We hope to one day soon reunite with our son Nelson Wells, Jr, who is currently in a Chinese prison.
We believe @POTUS can bring him home. Learn more at nelsonwellsjr.com.
