Former media tycoon has returned to the witness box following two-week break during holidays.

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Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai calls Taiwan ‘unique country’, denies backing independence

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Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied advocating Taiwan independence in a comment presented as evidence during his national security trial in which he said the self-ruling island had the potential to become a “very unique country” through its relationship with the US.Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai. File photo: Kelly Ho/HKFP.Lai, 77, returned to the witness box on Monday as the trial resumed after a two-week break, entering its 114th day.The…

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Jimmy Lai denies advocating Taiwan independence to national security trial

Eunice LamOn the 114th day of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying's trial, doubts arose among the judges over his stance on Taiwan. This skepticism was triggered by remarks in a 2020 interview, in which he referred to Taiwan as a country. But Lai, 77, firmly denied ever supporting Taiwan as an independent...

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Lai forced on the defensive over Taiwan

The 114th day of trial of Jimmy Lai, founder of Next Media, for conspiracy to collude with foreign forces was held yesterday. Jimmy Lai appeared in court on the 22nd to defend himself. He has repeatedly described Taiwan as a "country" in his talk show, and his article also mentioned that "the establishment of substantive diplomatic relations and close military cooperation between the United States and Taiwan... a relationship like that of sovere…

壹傳媒創辦人黎智英涉串謀勾結外國勢力案昨進行第114日審訊，黎智英第22日出庭自辯。他在其訪談節目中多次形容台灣為「國家」，撰文亦提到「美國與台灣實質建交和軍事緊密合作⋯⋯如同主權國家的關係指日可待」。法官杜麗冰質疑黎曾提及當台灣積極跟從美國的對華政策時，台灣便可創建一個獨立國家，但卻否認他提倡台灣是主權國家。黎再三強調他從不認為台灣是獨立國家或主權國家，自歎應改以其他更適合的用字如「地方」去

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai calls Taiwan ‘unique country’, denies backing independence

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