Hong Kong Media Mogul Jimmy Lai Faces Landmark Security Trial

Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily, appeared in court on Monday as his long-awaited national security trial finally commenced in Hong Kong. The 76-year-old media tycoon had been a prominent supporter of Hong Kong’s anti-government protests in 2019, but now he faces charges of colluding with foreign forces and conspiring to publish seditious material under the Beijing-imposed security law. Lai is accused of calling for sanctions on Hong Kong and China through articles published in Apple Daily, interviews with various overseas media and posts on Twitter,...