Jimmy Lai, long seen as a thorn in China's side, is accused of foreign collusion under Hong Kong's controversial National Security Law that China introduced in 2020 in response to massive protests in Hong Kong. If convicted, the media tycoon faces life in prison. Closing arguments in the 77-year-old's long-running trial are now under way, after the proceedings were delayed multiple times. A verdict is not expected until October, 2025, at the earliest. Lai, jailed since December 2020, has been