Business Rundown: Freeing Jimmy Lai & The Fate of Democracy in Hong Kong
High-stakes diplomacy took center stage at the White House as President Trump met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to discuss Taiwan, trade, and technology. But amid the headlines, world leaders and human rights groups are urging the administration to confront another critical issue: the imprisonment of Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent political prisoners.
The 78-year-old founder of the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily was arrested in 2020 and sentenced to 20 years in prison under Hong Kong’s national security laws. Now, as his father’s health deteriorates in solitary confinement, Sebastian Lai joins Lydia Hu on the FOX Business Rundown to discuss his years-long fight for his father’s freedom, why he believes President Trump is uniquely positioned to negotiate a release, and what Jimmy Lai’s ongoing detention reveals about the shrinking space for freedom and democracy in Hong Kong.
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