Lai, Taiwan and Eswatini
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President William Lai (賴清德) on Sunday called for more private Taiwanese investment in the Kingdom of Eswatini, as he visited several Taiwan-funded projects in the country’s sole African ally. Accompanied by senior Eswatini officials,
Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong Tycoon and Democracy Firebrand Standing up to China By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the most severe ...
President Donald Trump has vowed to do “everything [he] can” to “save” imprisoned Catholic activist Jimmy Lai, promising to “see what we can do” to help the longtime human rights advocate who has languished in jail for years. Trump made the ...
Taiwan’s President Lai Ching-te has just completed his first 100 days in office, giving observers a taste of what the next 1,360 days will bring. Many of the political dynamics playing out in his first months in office were foreseen, have precedent in ...
China Critic and Former Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Is Sentenced to 20 Years in a Hong Kong Security Case
China Critic and Former Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Is Sentenced to 20 Years in a Hong Kong Security Case HONG KONG (AP) — Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy former Hong Kong media tycoon and a fierce critic of Beijing, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison ...
Media magnate Jimmy Lai, who has been unjustly imprisoned in solitary confinement for nearly four years because of his support for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, continues to testify in his own defense, witnessing as much to his Catholic faith as to ...
Maria Lai (1919–2013) once said, “I wasn’t born in Sardinia—I am Sardinia.” This declaration captures the essence of an artist who fused the ancient traditions of her native island with radical experimentation. During the 20th century, Lai ...
Before being imprisoned for 20 years, Jimmy Lai founded Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper. His son said the award shows that those who fight for the freedom of others "are never alone."