Jimmy Lai during an interview in Hong Kong, May 29, 2020(Tyrone Siu/Reuters)
Advocates for Hong Kong newspaper owner Jimmy Lai view Donald Trump’s direct intervention in his case as the 77-year-old political prisoner’s best hope, they told National Review in an interview at the outlet's office in New York earlier this month, shortly following their meetings with top Trump administration officials in Washington.
They’re also increasingly worried about his health and safety and warn that Lai is at risk of dying in prison, pointing to the deaths of famous political prisoners, including Russian dissident Alexei Navalny and Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, as Beijing’s persecution continues with an ongoing sham trial in Hong Kong.
Lai, ...