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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Shweta Sharma

China’s Hong Kong white paper targets ‘hostile’ foreign intervention after Jimmy Lai ruling

A Chinese policy white paper on Hong Kong called for stronger national security to counter foreign interference, a day after a Hong Kong court sentenced former media mogul Jimmy Lai to 20 years in jail.

The jail term for the 78-year-old British citizen and former founder of the now-shuttered Apple Daily newspaper, was the heaviest so far under the China-imposed national security law. It concluded the landmark case that was closely watched by western powers.

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