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Pro-democracy mogul Lai jailed 20 years

 HONG KONG – A Hong Kong court sentenced pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison on Monday for national security crimes,...

Not allies, not foes: Britain’s ties with China

BEIJING—Britain’s Keir Starmer is in China this week, marking the first visit by a UK prime minister in eight years. It is the latest in...

Trump asks Xi to release Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai

Washington, United States—US President Donald Trump said Monday he wanted his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to free Jimmy Lai as he voiced sadness over the...

Lai convicted of national security charges

HONG KONG – Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai was found guilty Monday on three national security charges, a conviction rights groups denounced...

HK court hears closing arguments in Lai’s trial

HONG KONG – Hong Kong prosecutors on Monday began closing arguments in the trial of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, saying the septuagenarian was...

HK tycoon says he championed freedom

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai insisted his newspaper had championed democracy and “freedom” as he took the witness stand for the first...

HK political freedoms come under spotlight

The erosion of political freedoms in Hong Kong will come under the spotlight this week with key developments in two high-profile national security trials. On...

Hong Kong court rules vs. democracy leaders

HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s top court on Monday dismissed a bid from seven prominent pro-democracy figures, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to overturn...

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to national security crimes

Hong Kong—Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty Tuesday to “sedition” and “collusion” charges in a high-profile national security trial that could...

HK’s Lai trial starts as US, UK demand his release

HONG KONG – Pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai went on trial in Hong Kong Monday on national security charges that could see him jailed for...

Hong Kong pro-democracy media mogul Lai to go on trial

HONG KONG—Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will go on trial in Hong Kong on Monday for national security crimes, facing life in prison...

Hong Kong court rejects Jimmy Lai challenge to nat’l security body

A Hong Kong court on Friday dismissed a legal challenge by jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, conceding it had "no jurisdiction" over Beijing's...

HK media’s Lai gets 5 years for lease rap

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai received a fresh jail sentence of five years and nine months on Saturday after...

Hong Kong court delays trial of pro-democracy tycoon

HONG KONG—Jailed pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s trial under Hong Kong’s national security law was delayed Thursday as the government asked Beijing to bar...
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