Trump promised to free Jimmy Lai. Xi's visit is the time to do it.
Jimmy Lai, a 78-year-old media mogul and democracy advocate, has been imprisoned in Hong Kong since 2020. Donald Trump has previously pledged to secure Lai's release. Advocacy leaders are highlighting the case in the context of international diplomatic relations and censorship concerns.
I’ve spent many hours over the last few years thinking about a man I’ve never met, Jimmy Lai. A newspaperman, media mogul and democracy advocate, Lai, 78, has been languishing in a Hong Kong prison since 2020. As the chief executive of Index on Censorship, I have spent my working life documenting how authoritarian regimes silence...
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