Beijing condemns US legislators over support for detained Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai

[HKFP] - 11/15/2024

Beijing has condemned US legislators who expressed support for Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy media tycoon whose national security trial resumes in Hong Kong next week and who faces life imprisonment if convicted. The Commissioner’s Office of China’s Foreign Ministry in Hong Kong said some US (…)



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