Written by 
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has revealed he had access to “internal” US government information but denied a former top aide’s allegation he had pressured his now-defunct Apple Daily tabloid to draft a sanctions list for Washington after Hong Kong adopted the 2020 national security law. Lai, 76, returned to the witness box on […]
Former media boss and opposition activist Jimmy Lai Chee-ying took to the witness stand for the first time on Wednesday in his high-profile national security trial, admitting he had donated money to local and overseas groups but denying that he used those connections to manipulate foreign policies on Hong Kong and mainland China. Beijing rebuffed […]