
Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on a national security charge, ending a years-long legal battle that underscored Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city’s once-freewheeling press and politics.

Former Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison on a national security charge, ending a years-long legal battle that underscored Beijing’s sweeping crackdown on the city’s once-freewheeling press and politics.