Jimmy Lai was the chief of the now-defunct Hong Kong tabloid Apple Daily. Now 77, he’s facing a life sentence in a national security trial in Hong Kong. He was arrested in August 2020 after the intense anti-China government protests of 2019. Jimmy Lai, once one of Hong Kong’s most outspoken media tycoons, has been…
Former media boss and opposition activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying took to the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial, admitting he had donated money to local and overseas groups but denying that he used those connections to manipulate foreign policies on Hong Kong and mainland China. Beijing rebuffed…
New York, November 18, 2024—The Committee to Protect Journalists urges the Hong Kong government to drop its trumped-up charges against media publisher Jimmy Lai, who is set to take the stand for the first time on Wednesday in his trial on national security charges, which could see the 77-year-old jailed for life if convicted. “This…
Marco Rubio, picked by US President-elect Donald Trump to be the country’s top diplomat, is expected to amplify Washington’s hawkish policies toward Hong Kong even as Beijing is better prepared to mitigate the potential impacts, analysts and officials in the city have said. The 53-year-old Florida senator, named by Trump on Wednesday as his choice…
The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has slammed “hypocritical” British politicians, accusing them of interfering in the city’s affairs after the son of jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying met the UK foreign secretary to seek support for his father’s release. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong issued…
Jailed former media tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has asked a Hong Kong court to set up a jury trial for his defamation claim against a pro-Beijing newspaper, with his defence team saying a “huge public interest” will be involved. Lai’s legal counsel on Thursday argued the Apple Daily founder’s prominent social status and Ta Kung…