After Beijing lashed out at the U.S. administration for recently meeting with Hong Kong media tycoon and frequent Beijing critic Jimmy Lai, the latter fired back sarcastic comments, saying he was “honored” to be attacked by the regime.
On July 8, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met in Washington D.C. with Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who founded Next Digital, the largest publicly-traded media company in Hong Kong. Lai’s flagship publication, Apple Daily, is one of the most widely read papers in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and is known for an editorial stance critical of Beijing.
