Prosecutors opened the trial of media tycoon and dissident Jimmy Lai on national security charges by citing his tweets, comments in interviews and a photograph of him publicly meeting with former Vice President Mike Pence to allege he was the 'mastermind' of a conspiracy to urge Western governments to sanction Chinese and Hong Kong officials.
Lai pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to two charges of conspiracy to commit collusion with foreign forces-a crime created in 2020 by China's imposition of a national security law-and a separate charge of sedition.
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