Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai's national security trial
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testifies in a national security trial accused of colluding with foreign forces and sedition. Lai faces possible life sentence under China-imposed national security law. Trial has become a friction point between U.S. and China.
Key Points
- Lai pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and sedition
- Lai's trial has become a friction point between the U.S. and China
- Lai has been held in solitary confinement for more than 1,500 days since December 2020
Pros
- Lai has remained defiant in the face of intense cross-examination
- Some countries like the U.S. and Britain have called for his immediate release
Cons
- Lai faces a possible life sentence under the China-imposed national security law