Jimmy Lai’s son pleads in Washington for his father’s release ahead of Xi’s US visit
Sebastien Lai, the son of imprisoned Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai, testified before a U.S. congressional hearing on Wednesday to advocate for his father’s release on humanitarian grounds. The appeal comes one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the United States for high-level diplomatic meetings. Jimmy Lai, a prominent pro-democracy activist, has been detained in Hong Kong since 2020 on charges related to the territory’s national security law.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The son of imprisoned former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai appealed for his father’s release at a congressional hearing in Washington on Wednesday, one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit the U.S. Sebastien Lai urged his father’s release on humanitarian grounds at a hearing of the Congressional-Executive […]
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