Family and supporters had hoped the US president could help free the 78-year-old British citizen during summit talks in Beijing
Donald Trump raised the case of jailed Hong Kong democracy campaigner Ji…
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Trump’s lack of focus on human rights in China is big departure for US diplomacy ○
Change reflects both transformation of US in Trump era and China’s increasing confidence on world stage
Asked before he departed for Beijing if he would raise with the Chinese president the case of Ji…
Trump China visit live: Rubio hoping for ‘positive response’ to appeal for release of Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai ⊕⊕
Secretary of state says US made clear America’s position on Taiwan, as Trump-Xi talks continue for second day
Xi warns Trump of ‘clashes and even conflicts’ with US over Taiwan
Analysis: For anxious Ta…
29 days ago
Trump puts Taiwan arms sales, Hong Kong jailed activist Lai on agenda ahead of meeting with Xi ⊖
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Trump said Monday that U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and the imprisonment of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai would be among the issues at the summit in Beijing.
41 days ago
Jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai wins freedom of speech award in Germany ⊕⊕
Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security law
The jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award fo…
77 days ago
Hong Kong bookstore staff arrested for allegedly selling ‘seditious’ Jimmy Lai biography, broadcaster reports ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Owner of Book Punch store and three staff accused of selling copies of a biography of Jimmy Lai, a jailed pro-democracy activist and publisher
Hong Kong police arrested a bookstore owner and three sho…
3 months ago
Jimmy Lai will not appeal conviction, paving way for political negotiations over release ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Decision marks end of years-long legal saga for 78-year-old critic of Chinese Communist party
Jimmy Lai, the prominent pro-democracy activist who was recently sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong K…
Hong Kong appeals court overturns Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction ⊖
Surprise ruling comes weeks after the media mogul was convicted and jailed for 20 years on national security charges.
Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai wins appeal against lesser conviction ⊕
The 78-year-old Lai, however, remains detained for a separate national security case.
Jimmy Lai’s fraud conviction overturned by Hong Kong court in rare legal win for activist ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Appellate court quashes convictions linked to lease violations but Lai may still spend rest of his life in prison
A Hong Kong appellate court on Thursday overturned fraud convictions against the media…