Jailed media tycoon Jimmy Lai has denied he acted as a "middleman" to help Taiwan re-establish diplomatic ties with the US.

Hong Kong democrat Jimmy Lai on Thursday told a court trying him for colluding with foreign powers that he paid a former U.S.

Mike Pence said there is “no more compelling gesture” of goodwill China could take than if it “were to take steps to free Jimmy Lai.” Now the Hong Kong government has fired back.