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UK should make Jimmy Lai's release precondition to closer relations with China, says son

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Posted on December 15, 2025

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LONDON, ‌Dec ‍15 (Reuters) - ‌Jimmy Lai's son ⁠Sebastien ‌said Britain should make ⁠his father's release a precondition to ‌closer ⁠relations with China, after his pro-democracy campaigner father was found ‍guilty of sedition and collusion by Hong Kong's High ⁠Court on Monday.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony and Sam ‌Tabahriti, editing by Sarah Young)

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UK should make Jimmy Lai's release precondition to closer relations with China, says son

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