Not a ‘president’s son’: official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

Not a ‘president’s son’: official rejects calls to pardon Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

[South China Morning Post] - 03/7/2025

Sun Qingye takes apparent swipe at US politics and warns against foreign groups imposing pressure on local judges.



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