Olivia Enos at Forbes calls for support for Hong Kong hero Jimmy Lai:
There can be no question that Lai is a worthy cause – or that he requires support from the international community in his time of need. A member of Congress should adopt him swiftly and make it a top priority, not only to advocate for Lai’s release, but also to press for a more robust response from the U.S. government to deteriorating conditions in Hong Kong. In addition to adopting Lai as a political prisoner, the U.S. government should issue targeted sanctions against members of the CCP and Hong Kong judiciary guilty of undermining the rule of law in the city-state. It should also raise the cases of Lai and others in every single meeting between high-level U.S. officials and Chinese and Hong Kong counterparts.
