Whereas in 1995, Jimmy Lai founded the Apple Daily newspaper in Hong Kong and subsequently faced repeated harassment and arrest, including a 69 month sentence in 2022 on dubious fraud charges that were later overturned and Jimmy Lai [received] a subsequent 20 year sentence in February 2026 on dubious national security charges. Whereas in December 2025, President Donald Trump said he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider releasing Jimmy Lai. (22:00–28:41)
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Asserts that Jimmy Lai received a 20-year sentence in February 2026.
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