'The press has to go on': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing

'The press has to go on': Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai defies Beijing

Apple Daily founder and pro democracy activist says his case will likely be a ‘litmus test’ of Hong Kong’s legal system

Wary but defiant, Jimmy Lai is determined to keep fighting for a democratic Hong Kong, even as he acknowledges that China’s goal is to take full control of the region.

Speaking to the Guardian five days after his arrest on foreign collusion allegations – he is currently out on bail - media tycoon Lai argues the press must keep going. But he also believes that Monday’s round up was a warning from Beijing.

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August 15, 2020 at 02:29AM

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