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Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to 20 years in prison

A Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old activist and publisher Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison after finding him guilty under China's national security law.

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Emily Feng is NPR's Beijing correspondent.