A man, who could have stayed wealthy and silent, chose not to. Jimmy Lai launched newspapers that dared to challenge Beijing, publications that told the truth at a time when telling the truth was becoming dangerous. He was once considered Hong Kong's quintessential rags to riches success story. But now, the newspaper publisher and democracy supporter is facing a life sentence in jail under China's crackdown on press freedom. How did it come to this? What happens when power decides that a free press is a threat? And why does who controls the information we trust matters everywhere?
The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire…and China's Most Feared Critic was presented by the CUNY Graduate Center (City University of New York)
Speakers
Mark CliffordPresident of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong FoundationAuthor of The Troublemaker: How Jimmy Lai Became a Billionaire…and China's Most Feared Critic
Evan Osnos (host)Staff writer at The New Yorker
