China called former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai “an agent and pawn of anti-China forces” as Lai be

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(20 Nov 2024) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Beijing - 20 November 2024 1. Wide of news conference 2. Wide of reporters 3. SOUNDBITE (Mandarin) Lin Jian, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson: “Lai Chee-ying (Jimmy Lai) is a major mastermind and participant in the anti-China rise in Hong Kong. He is an agent and pawn of the anti-China forces. The Hong Kong SAR government safeguards national security in accordance with the basic law and national security law. This is lawful, legitimate