South China Morning Post
AsiaPac · 32 mins ago
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China backs Hong Kong courts, spurns calls to free Jimmy Lai ahead of Trump visit
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China's foreign ministry has rejected calls to release jailed media executive Jimmy Lai ahead of Donald Trump's state visit to Hong Kong, reaffirming support for Hong Kong's courts and characterising Lai as responsible for the 2019 riots.
China backs Hong Kong courts, spurns calls to free Jimmy Lai ahead of Trump visit
China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed its “firm support” for Hong Kong’s judicial authorities when asked whether Beijing would consider releasing jailed former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying ahead of US President Donald Trump’s three-day state visit starting Wednesday.
“[Jimmy] Lai Chee-ying is the principal mastermind and perpetrator behind the riots that shook Hong Kong,” ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing, when asked whether Beijing would consider Lai’s...
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