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“Jimmy Lai won a showdown with the Hong Kong government over a proposed security law that would have gutted Hong Kong’s freedoms.”
The New York Times by Bret Stephens View original article

Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:05:19+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22

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a few years after Jimmy had won a showdown with the Hong Kong government over a proposed security law that would have gutted Hong Kong’s freedoms

Extracted from: Opinion | Dissidents Are Silenced, and the West Moves On , The New York Times

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The Wall Street Journal wsj.com credibility 0.85 Contradicts

“Jimmy Lai is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating China’s national security law. ... It confirms that Hong Kong... is now firmly under the iron boot of Beijing. ... the end of the larger dream that Hong Kong could—under Chinese rule—preserve the freedoms”

Opinion | Jimmy Lai Gets a Death Sentence

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“a few years after Jimmy had won a showdown with the Hong Kong government over a proposed security law that would have gutted Hong Kong’s freedoms”

Opinion | Dissidents Are Silenced, and the West Moves On

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Claim ID CLM-BC3064E0
Slug jimmy-lai-won-a-showdown-with-hong-kong-government-over-a-pr-bc3064e0
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 213 d ago
Velocity 0.1/hr
Bias 0.00
Politics Law