For Hong Kong journalists, this week's sentencing of pro-democracy newspaper head Jimmy Lai affirms a climate of fear and self-censorship in the years since Beijing imposed a national security law. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/12/asia-pacific/politics/hong-kong-jimmy-lai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #hongkong #china #journalism #censorship #jimmylai #appledaily