Jimmy Lai tells national security trial he feared Biden would not continue Trump’s tough China policies after 2020 election

[HKFP] - 01/9/2025

Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has told his national security trial that he feared Joe Biden would not continue Donald Trump’s tough China policies after Biden was elected in 2020. Wearing a light green sweater and a navy blue blazer, Lai appeared at West Kowloon Law Courts Building on Thursday (…)



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