In the photo: Media mogul Jimmy Lai (C) is escorted out of a Correctional Services Department vehicle and into the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong, China, 09 February 2021. Lai returned to court and has applied for bail after being accused of colluding with foreign forces under the national security law. EPA/JEROME FAVRE
China on Monday slammed Britain and the United States after the two countries demanded the release of pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai, whose trial on national security charges has begun in Hong Kong, AFP reported.
"The United States and United Kingdom's remarks on the case... are in serious violation of the spirit of the rule of law, and... they constitute blatant political maneuvering and are a complete (example of) double standards," foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said at a regular press briefing. /BGNES
