Jimmy 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

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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

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.

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