Keir Starmer accused of 'monumental diplomatic failure' as China jails British citizen Jimmy Lai for 20 years just weeks after Prime Minister raised his plight during talks in Beijing ⊖
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2026 › February › 09
Beijing
5 months ago
The Prime Minister claimed he had raised the case of Hong Kong democracy campaigner and media mogul Jimmy Lai during his high-profile meeting with President Xi Jinping.
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Hong Kong media baron and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison ⊖
Lai, who had pleaded not guilty to all charges, was among the first prominent figures arrested under Beijing's security law in August 2020.
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Observers fear that conviction under national security law could come under the most severe penalty band of 10 years to life imprisonment. Follow the latest developments, live
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