Jimmy Lai denies being ‘middleman’ to help Taiwan rebuild diplomatic ties with US, nat. security trial hears

[HKFP] - 01/21/2025

Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied he acted as a “middleman” to help Taiwan re-establish diplomatic ties with the US. During his national security trial on Monday, Lai – the founder of Hong Kong’s defunct Apple Daily newspaper – did not reject the prosecution’s assertion that (…)



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