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Trump says China bears ‘hatred’ for Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai, casting doubt on his release

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📍 Hong Kong, HK·🕐 10h ago·1 outlet

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that China harbours a “great level of hatred” towards Hong Kong’s pro-democracy media mogul Jimmy Lai and is unlikely to release him from jail. Lai, the 78-year-old founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper, was sentenced in February to 20 years in prison on charges of foreign collusion…

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