Jimmy Lai's National Security Trial Begins in Hong Kong
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai faces life imprisonment on charges of colluding with foreign forces as his highly anticipated trial gets underway.
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00:00 The trial of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has begun. Lai faces life in prison under the city's national security law.
00:07 Authorities say he colluded with foreign forces during Hong Kong's 2019 pro-democracy protests.
00:13 His arrest the next year caused an uproar as Beijing crushed freedom of speech in the former British territory.
00:19 His trial is being closely watched as a test of Hong Kong's judicial independence.
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