Hong Kong Leader Discusses Jimmy Lai's Conviction Amid Pro-Democracy Tensions
TL;DR
Hong Kong's leader John Lee reported to Xi Jinping that he raised Jimmy Lai's conviction during their meeting, with Xi encouraging efforts to safeguard national security amid international criticism of Hong Kong's judicial independence and Lai's pro-democracy activism.
- Hong Kong leader raises Jimmy Lai conviction in meeting with China's Xi Reuters
- Opinion | My dad is shrinking to nothing. His bogus conviction is alarming. The Washington Post
- Daughter of Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai tells CNN she is devastated by guilty verdict handed down to her father CNN
- Hong Kong Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai’s Conviction Was Years in the Making The New York Times
- Hong Kong court convicts pro-democracy activist and mogul Jimmy Lai NPR
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