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A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai
MEDIA tycoon Jimmy Lai was sentenced to 14 months in prison today for his role in instigating the anti-China violence that paralysed Hong Kong in 2019.
It came after the founder of the Apple Daily tabloid was found guilty in two separate trials for participating in unauthorised assemblies.
His sentencing, along with nine other activists, came under the region’s national security law, which aims to prevent sedition and collusion with foreign forces to intervene in Hong Kong’s internal affairs.
JENNY CLEGG looks at the key points that defined the China-US relationship, for now
From anonymous surveys claiming Chinese students are spying on each other to a meltdown about the size of China’s London embassy, the evidence is everywhere that Britain is embracing full spectrum Sinophobia as the war clouds gather, writes CARLOS MARTINEZ