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Jimmy Lai

Hong Kong businessman and activist (born 1947)

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Trump Admin Calls Out China’s ‘Tragic’ Punishment Of Popular Activist
Secretary of State Marco Rubio called the sentencing of Jimmy Lai, a British-born anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) activist, an “unjust and tragic” verdict in a statement on Monday. Rubio stated China “will go to…
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Lai Chee-ying, also known as Jimmy Lai, is a Hong Kong businessman, politician, and political prisoner. He founded the clothing retailer Giordano, the media company Next Digital, and the newspaper Apple Daily. He is one of the main contributors to Hong Kong's pro-democracy camp, especially to the Democratic Party. A British citizen since 1994, he was imprisoned in 2020 and his business operations shuttered under pressure from the Chinese government.

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Occupation: entrepreneur, businessperson
Citizenship: People's Republic of China, British Hong Kong, Republic of China, United Kingdom
Born: December 8, 1947

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