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, appealed for his father’s release on humanitarian grounds during a congressional hearing in Washington on Wednesday. The plea comes one week before Chinese President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit the United States for high-level meetings. The testimony highlights ongoing international pressure regarding the detention of the prominent pro-democracy figure under Hong Kong's national security laws.
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...
READ NEXT
More on the wire
WASHINGTON (AP) — The top Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday that he’s going to block a proposed sale of $2.8 billion in heavy weaponry to Israel over concerns that the powerful bombs may not be used in line with U.S. and international law. Rep. Gregory Meeks of New York said he...
Over the past week, residents and stakeholders in and around the Friendship Heights area shared their thoughts on a new planning document in the works for Montgomery County’s southernmost urban community.
Reid Wiseman is enjoying his time home.