Hong Kong’s eroding freedoms are in the spotlight again after political activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai got a 20-year jail term for alleged national security and sedition offenses. American leaders are rightly condemning Lai’s treatment. But when it comes to concrete policy responses, Washington’s cupboard is increasingly bare – a reflection of dwindling leverage and fitful attention. Jimmy Lai’s sentencing should be a wake-up call for the United States to get more creative in support of Hong Kong.
In the six years since anti-government demonstrations prompted Beijing to curb Hong Kong’s promised autonomy, the U.S.
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