US President Donald Trump has vowed to help jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces national security charges over his pro-democracy activism. “I’m going to do everything I can to save him,” Trump told Fox News.
Lai, 77, founder of the now-closed Apple Daily, faces charges of colluding with foreign forces and sedition under Hong Kong’s 2020 national security law, and could face life imprisonment if convicted.
Detained since 2020, Lai has spent over 1,600 days in solitary confinement and has faced restrictions on legal and medical access. His trial, delayed for health reasons, is expected to conclude soon, Fox News reported.
