The bill is named in honor of Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong pro-democracy activist and publisher who was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Hong Kong court after being convicted under Beijing's National Security Law.
Hong Kong prison guards have started formally rehearsing their procedures in case of Jimmy Lai’s death behind bars ... Why Trump should push Xi on Jimmy Lai — and Xi should bend ... The truth is that if Xi wanted Jimmy Lai free, Jimmy Lai would be free.
PresidentDonald Trump has a lot on his agenda for this week’s sitdowns with China’sXi Jinping, but pushing his counterpart to show mercy to Jimmy Lai would serve them both well.