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Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Life Sentence Looms Amid Trial Delays

8/17/2025

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Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon, gave his final interview before his December 2, 2020 arrest.
He faces foreign collusion charges under Beijing's national security law.
Lai, 77, has been imprisoned since December 2020 and may face a life sentence if convicted.
Closing arguments in his trial were postponed due to a typhoon.

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Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong media tycoon, gave his final interview before his December 2, 2020 arrest.
He faces foreign collusion charges under Beijing's national security law.
Lai, 77, has been imprisoned since December 2020 and may face a life sentence if convicted.
Closing arguments in his trial were postponed due to a typhoon.