Hong Kong security lawJimmy Lai trial drags on with Hong Kong on geopolitical knife's edge
National security comes first, but trial risks further straining economic ties with West
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai walks out from a police station on Aug. 12, 2020. He has been in jail since that December. © AP
KENJI KAWASE, Nikkei Asia chief business news correspondent
December 30, 2024 16:21 JST
HONG KONG -- The marathon trial of Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying will soon enter its third year, as the court combs through articles and statements he made before and after China imposed a draconian national security law on the city in June 2020.