Jimmy Lai

China extends Hong Kong crackdown despite sanctions*

In the lead-up to Christmas 2020, the communist Chinese Government has stepped up pressure on pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, arresting leading media businessman Jimmy Lai, above, and eight activists who protested last November at the University of Hong Kong.

Mr Lai faces a charge under the national security law that could put him in jail for life.

He is the owner of Hong Kong’s Apple Daily, a popular newspaper that is unashamedly pro-democracy and fiercely critical of authorities….

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