Jimmy Lai Documentary ‘The Hong Konger’ Aims to Advance Mass Protests Against CCP Rule

Jimmy Lai Documentary ‘The Hong Konger’ Aims to Advance Mass Protests Against CCP Rule
Founder of now-closed pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily Jimmy Lai Chee-ying. Profile Picture. Sung Pi-Lung/The Epoch Times
Michael Washburn
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Nothing better exemplifies the Chinese people’s quest for freedom and democracy than the effort to free entrepreneur, publisher, and dissident Jimmy Lai, an outspoken foe of political repression who has languished in a Hong Kong jail almost continuously since August 2020.

That’s the view of Fr. Robert Sirico, co-founder and president emeritus of the Acton Institute, a Michigan-based conservative think tank, which has produced a 73-minute documentary titled “The Hong Konger.”
Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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