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“The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire, Hong Kong’s Greatest Dissident, and China’s Most Feared Critic”

Hosted by the East-West Center

Jimmy Lai, one of Hong Kong’s most prominent political prisoners, rose from poverty to become a self-made billionaire and an advocate for Hong Kong’s democracy. After escaping China as a boy, he built a fashion empire before founding Apple Daily and Next magazine—media that fearlessly criticized the Chinese Communist Party. A British citizen, he chose to stay in Hong Kong and fight for freedom, joining mass demonstrations and engaging world leaders. In 2020, after Hong Kong’s national security law was imposed, he was arrested. Since then, he has spent over 1,500 days behind bars—most in solitary confinement as a political prisoner—and now faces a potential life sentence. Join us, as Mark Clifford discusses Lai’s extraordinary journey and his new book, “The Troublemaker”.

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