Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying returns to West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong on Monday to testify for a fourth week in his high-profile trial, answering questions over his state of mind after the enactment of the Beijing-decreed national security law on June 30, 2020. The 77-year-old has spent 12 days in the witness…
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has conceded he was “too optimistic” to have once believed in Hong Kong’s future as a financial hub under the national security law, while dismissing “presumptuous” allegations that he foresaw his arrest would trigger foreign intervention. Lai, 77, also said on Thursday he did not believe the central and…
Encounters with the Chinese military in the South China Sea are largely “safe and professional”, and the People’s Liberation Army will only intercept foreign forces in the disputed waters under four specific conditions, an influential Chinese think tank says. The South China Sea Strategic Situation Probing Initiative (SCSPI) on Friday released its report on navigation…