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Voices: Tiananmen massacre: It’s time to wake up and stand up to the butchers of Beijing

COMMENT: On the 36th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Benedict Rogers says that the question is not whether China has changed – it hasn’t – but whether the free world has the courage to wake up and act on its morals

The Independent UK

Former prisoners and hostages urge Starmer to secure release of Jimmy Lai

Call for UK PM to act urgently over pro-democracy campaigner who has spent 1,602 days in solitary confinement

The Guardian - UK

Mark Clifford: A Political Prisoner Fights for Free Speech in China

The former editor in chief of the South China Morning Post discusses his book on Jimmy Lai, who is currently on trial in Hong Kong for having the audacity to stand up to the government.

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US lawmakers propose to have Washington street named after Jimmy Lai

Bipartisan bill seeks to rename street next to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office as Jimmy Lai Way

The Independent UK

US Lawmakers Seek To Rename Street For Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai

US lawmakers moved Tuesday to rename the street next to Hong Kong's Washington office after Jimmy Lai, the pro-democracy activist and media mogul jailed as China clamps down on the financial hub.

International Business Times

The obscure Jimmy Lai ruling that exposed the erosion of Hong Kong’s rule of law

The moves that barred the media mogul’s choice of lawyer are immune from legal challenge, giving the national security committee what one expert called ‘the powers of a police state’

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong authorities arrest teen for possessing ‘space oil’ after vape video goes viral

Police discover vape and suspected ‘space oil’ pod on 13-year-old girl

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'Desperate' Son Of Hong Kong's Jailed Jimmy Lai Asks To Meet UK PM

The son of jailed Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has called for an urgent meeting with Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer, saying he was "desperate" as his father's defence drew to a close in a high-profile trial.

International Business Times

Donald Trump gives me hope my father will be released, Jimmy Lai’s son says

Mr Trump claimed last year he would ‘100 per cent’ get the 77-year-old pro-democracy activist out of prison

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer urged to push for Jimmy Lai’s release as marathon cross-examination finally ends

Media tycoon’s son says Lai’s health has been failing in prison

The Independent UK

UK-based lawyers for Hong Kong activist Jimmy Lai targeted by Chinese state

Exclusive: Barristers at Doughty Street Chambers say they have been subject to surveillance, hacking and rape threats

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP warns Starmer he is crossing a red line with China embassy deal

Backbencher raises concern over government’s attempts to improve relations with Beijing

The Independent UK

Mike Pence to Trump: cutting Taiwan support would ‘likely spark a new nuclear arms race’

Former vice-president makes surprise visit to Taipei and predicts that if China annexes its neighbour other Asia-Pacific countries will build nuclear arsenals

The Guardian - AU

Hong Kong Mogul Jimmy Lai Grilled Over US, Taiwan Ties

Jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai testified on Thursday that he brokered meetings between former Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen and American establishment figures, with prosecutors alleging that he colluded with foreign forces.

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Evening Standard

Reeves tells MP to ‘get real’ as she defends decisions during Commons grilling

The Chancellor was also criticised for her visit to China, with SNP MP Dave Doogan saying it was ‘beyond parody’.

The Independent UK

Rachel Reeves refuses to rule out emergency spending cuts amid economic crisis fears

Downing Street left door open to an emergency Budget in the spring following the rising cost of government borrowing

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’ drive for growth seeks China lifeline after UK market turmoil

Chancellor’s mission to Beijing weighted with greater expectations

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves says better ties with China will boost UK growth as she arrives in Beijing

UK chancellor becomes first holder of her office to make an official visit to China in a decade

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Evening Standard

Minister: UK must balance national security concerns over China with trade aims

Catherine West made the remarks as she defended Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ trip to China.

Evening Standard

Minister defends Reeves’ China trip after warrants issued for UK-based activists

The UK ‘must sometimes be involved’ with countries whose values ‘may not completely align with ours’, Foreign Office minister Catherine West has said.

The Guardian - UK

Legal aid cuts deny parents their human rights, says ex-supreme court president

Exclusive: David Neuberger believes lack of access to state-funded lawyers for family disputes is ‘wrong in principle’

Fortune

What happens when a business city like Hong Kong locks up a businessman like my friend Jimmy Lai

For years Hong Kong rivaled London and New York as a global financial center. No more. Global financial centers don’t have political prisoners.

The Guardian - UK

David Lammy to appoint envoy to support Britons detained abroad

After Guardian reporting, foreign secretary looks at cases of thousands who need consular help each year

International Business Times

Hong Kong Tycoon Jimmy Lai's Court Case A 'Show Trial': Son

The son of the Hong Kong democracy activist Jimmy Lai said Tuesday that his father's trial in the Chinese territory was a "sham" but that he was "proud" of how he was handling himself in court.

Evening Standard

David Lammy: Treatment of Jimmy Lai ‘becoming cruel and unusual punishment’

The case of the Hong Kong businessman and British national was raised during Foreign Office questions.

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