In a recent statement, US President Donald Trump expressed his intention to raise the case of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media mogul, during an upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This comes after a group of US lawmakers had urged Trump to appeal for Lai's release. Lai, the founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, was arrested in August 2020 under Hong Kong's national security law. The charges against him include collusion with foreign forces and fraud. Lai's arrest has been widely criticized as a crackdown on press freedom and free speech in Hong Kong. The US lawmakers' appeal and Trump's pledge to raise Lai's case during his talks with Xi underscore the growing concerns over human rights and democratic freedoms in Hong Kong, which has seen a significant erosion since the implementation of the national security law.
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In a recent statement, US President Donald Trump expressed his intention to raise the case of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media mogul, during an upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. This comes after a group of US lawmakers had…
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