Jimmy Lai testimony spotlights mogul's Trump hopes, Biden doubts

Hong Kong tycoon called Chinese leader 'most absolute dictator' even above Mao

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Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai's trial has delved into his views of Joe Biden and Donald Trump, expressed around the time of the 2020 U.S. election. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Kyodo, Reuters, and AP)

KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent

HONG KONG -- Global politics have taken center stage in the marathon national security trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, highlighting his doubts about current U.S. President Joe Biden and support for returning Donald Trump.

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