Authoritarianism

Billy Binion | 12.19.2025 3:54 PM

There are many interesting tidbits about the life of the political prisoner Jimmy Lai. He hid in the bottom of a fishing boat to escape mainland Communist China for Hong Kong at the ripe age of 12. He built a garment empire after spending his adolescence working, and sleeping, in garment factories. Without media experience, he started several successful news ventures—most notably the plucky and irreverent Apple Daily—which forcefully advocated for democracy and free speech. And he may be sentenced to die in prison in connection with his efforts promoting liberty in China.

But the most interesting fact, by far, is that Lai is a citizen of the United Kingdom (U.K.).

The dissident was convicted in........

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