A few weeks ago, China scrambled to pass a new law allowing the authorities to ban foreign lawyers from working on “national security” cases. It says something about the threat deemed to be posed by media mogul Jimmy Lai. Hong Kong’s most prominent dissident is expected to go on trial in September. Lai had hired a British barrister, Tim Owen, to represent him, says The Guardian. Now
Chasing the “Mandela of China”
May 26, 2023
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