Books: Billionaire dissident Jimmy Lai's story mirrors Hong Kong's troubled trajectory

"The Troublemaker" offers an intimate portrait of the democratic activist

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As authoritarianism spreads around the world, Mark Clifford's biography of defiant Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai is more relevant than ever. (Source photos by Simon & Schuster, Getty Images)

PAK YIU

Jimmy Lai is a name synonymous with Hong Kong's fight for democracy, its disappearing freedoms and the erosion of the rule of law that once defined the former British colony.

Lai, a media mogul, activist and passionate human rights advocate, embodies the courage and determination that made Hong Kong a beacon of liberty in a region largely dominated by authoritarian regimes.

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