Lai, Hong Kong and Taiwan

Jimmy Lai paid HK$13 million to former US officials, Hong Kong court hears
Former US general Jack Keane and ex-deputy defence secretary Paul Wolfowitz received money for consultancy services for Taiwanese government.
Hong Kong mogul Jimmy Lai grilled over US, Taiwan ties
Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American establishment figures, with prosecutors alleging that he colluded with foreign forces.
Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai admits paying US general for Taiwan advisory, denies endangering China’s security
Prosecutor starts cross examination of Lai on 119th day of trial Lai says arranged meeting between former US officials with Taiwan Lai rejects claims he sought to
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai paid ex-US general to advise Taiwanese government: court
Ex-media boss admits to payment after prosecutors challenge his claim of no foreign policy influence in Hong Kong and the mainland.
China Critic Jimmy Lai Paid US General to Advise on Taiwan, Hong Kong Court Hears
Media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, founder of Apple Daily, walks to a prison van to head to court, after being charged under the national security law, in Hong Kong, China December 12, 2020. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu/File Photo HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.
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Jimmy Lai: Trial of Democracy Defender or Political Pawn?
Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai is on trial for colluding with foreign powers. Charged under China's national security law, Lai ...
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Reaffirming U.S. Solidarity With the People of Hong Kong
"Since June 2020, at least 200 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters have been taken into custody on politically ...
Mike Pence’s Truth Bomb in Hong Kong
On a visit to the territory, he calls for China to release imprisoned publisher Jimmy Lai ...
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Hong Kong ex-publisher Jimmy Lai testifies he didn't ask Pence, Pompeo to take action against city
H ONG KONG (AP) — Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai denied in his landmark national security trial on Wednesday he had asked then U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and then Secretary of ...
Former US Vice-President Mike Pence visits Hong Kong
Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is due to attend a high-profile business conference on Thursday where he is expected to ...
Former US V-P Mike Pence visits Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Former US vice-president Mike Pence is due to attend a high-profile business conference on Jan 16 where he is ...
First execution in five years a ‘setback’ for human rights
THE nation has carried out its first execution in nearly five years, drawing criticism from rights groups who said the use of capital punishment was a “huge setback” for the island’s human rights.
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Journalists Behind Bars: China, Israel & Myanmar the Worst Offenders in 2024
The year 2024 has been one of the most devastating for journalists covering conflicts worldwide– with 361 behind bars, the second highest since the global record of 370 imprisoned back in 2023.