Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison
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The diplomatic tensions came after pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced for 20 years in one of the city's most prominent prosecutions.
The children of China critic Jimmy Lai say President Donald Trump's possible visit to Beijing in April could be crucial for their father's release.
The pro-democracy media mogul and eight co-defendants received lengthy sentences under Hong Kong's National Security Law.
Jimmy Lai's niece in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., says her uncle's 20-year sentence came as "heartbreaking" news for her family, especially her mother, Lai's twin sister.
LONDON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - The son of jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai appealed to the British government on Monday to do "much more" to secure his elderly father's release and he criticised Prime Minister Keir Starmer's efforts to reset London's relations with Beijing.
Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai will be sentenced on Monday over national security crimes that could see him jailed for life, with some