The son of British media tycoon Jimmy Lai has thanked Donald Trump for promising to raise the matter of his father’s incarceration when he meets Chinese president Xi Jinping on Thursday.
Mr Lai, the 77-year-old founder of the now-shuttered newspaper Apple Daily, is awaiting a verdict on charges of sedition and collusion with foreign powers under Hong Kong’s draconian national security law. The ailing pro-democracy activist has pleaded not guilty, but faces the prospect of life in prison if convicted.
