China blasts UK's 'malicious intentions' after Cameron meets Hong Kong dissident

Beijing (AFP) Dec 13, 2023

China on Wednesday accused Britain of having "malicious intentions" toward Hong Kong after British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met with the son of jailed pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai. Lai, a 75-year-old British citizen and founder of the now-shuttered tabloid Apple Daily, has been behind bars in Hong Kong since 2020, awaiting trial for alleged "collusion with foreign forces" under a