Jimmy Lai arrives at a court in Hong Kong in this file photo taken on Oct. 15, 2020. - AP
HONG KONG (Reuters): Hong Kong democracy activist and media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been charged under the city's national security law on suspicion of colluding with foreign forces and endangering national security, local media reported on Friday (Dec 11), citing unnamed sources.
Lai, an ardent critic of Beijing, would be the highest profile person charged under the sweeping new law imposed on the Chinese-ruled city in June.
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