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Jimmy Lai Pleads Not Guilty in Hong Kong Sedition Trial

  • #East Asia
  • #Freedom & human rights
  • #China
  • #Civil liberties
  • #Freedom of press
  • #Media
  • #United Kingdom
story
JAN 2024
Image copyright: Pakkin Leung via Wikimedia Commons (Dec. 31, 2020)
story last updated JAN 2024

The Spin

Anti-China narrative

As the free world has known for a long time, the charges against Lai were always a sham — notably because he has been accused of sedition simply for talking to politicians and other activists. If Hong Kong wants to retain any of its past democratic dignity, Lai should be freed immediately. Otherwise, the Beijing-controlled courts will show once and for all that this is simply about crushing any dissenting voices.

Hong Kong Watch

Pro-China narrative

It's laughable that Western countries with similar — and even more vague — national security sedition laws are taking the moral high ground and claiming that this prosecution is politically motivated as if mainland China and Hong Kong weren't governed by the rule of law. There is no freedom in any country that allows bad actors to work directly with foreign powers against their homeland.

Global Times

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

Hong Kong court rejects activist publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to throw out sedition charge
Associated PressJUL 2023
Jimmy Lai pleads not guilty to all charges at Hong Kong national security trial
GuardianJUL 2023
Hong Kong court rejects publisher Jimmy Lai’s bid to toss sedition charge
Al JazeeraJUL 2023

More neutral establishment stance articles

Hong Kong court refuses to throw out sedition charge against media mogul Jimmy Lai
IndependentJUL 2023