Former media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial in Hong Kong was adjourned till Monday, when prosecutors will begin their closing arguments in a case that threatens to drive a wedge between Beijing and a Trump administration that wants him released.
The hearing, already delayed by a day because of torrential rain, was postponed to provide Lai with medical treatment. This phase of the trial offers a last chance for government lawyers to cement their portrayal of the imprisoned 77-year-old as a radical political figure, while his defense team will make a last stand to stave off what ...
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