Taiwan should join US-led alliance for protection, Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai says
Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying came under fire from two High Court judges on Tuesday after calling on Taiwan to join a US-led strategic alliance to protect itself against mainland China and maintaining the self-ruled island could do so without having independent status.
West Kowloon Court heard that the founder of the now defunct Apple Daily tabloid advocated for Taiwan’s participation in the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, comprising the United States, Japan, Australia and India, in an episode of his online commentary programme “Live Chat with Jimmy Lai” on November 12, 2020.
Lai, who has pleaded not guilty to three conspiracy charges concerning foreign collusion and sedition, said Taiwan could benefit from “the hegemony of US protection”.