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Court finds Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai guilty after landmark national security trial

Trump urges Xi to show leniency for Jimmy Lai as Britain summons China’s ambassador

4 days ago02 mins

Britain’s government on Monday summoned China’s ambassador to the UK to protest the conviction of British citizen Jimmy Lai Chee-ying on national security charges in Hong Kong, while US President Donald Trump said he urged leniency for Lai in a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “I feel so badly. I spoke to President Xi…

Court finds Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai guilty after landmark national security trial

4 days ago03 mins

Hong Kong’s High Court found former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying guilty on all charges in his national security trial on Monday, ruling that he had used his tabloid newspaper and international connections to push for foreign intervention and sanctions against the local and central governments. In open proceedings watched by a packed gallery of…