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Jimmy Lai, chairman of Next Media Ltd., second left, is led away from his residence by law enforcement officials in Hong Kong, China, on Monday, Aug. 10, 2020. Paul Yeung | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong police arrested media tycoon Jimmy Lai and raided the publisherࢀ™s headquarters Monday in the highest-profile use yet of the new national security law Beijing imposed on the city in June. ࢀœJimmy Lai is being arrested for collusion with foreign powers at this time,ࢀ Mark Simon, an executive of Laiࢀ™s media group and his aide, wrote on Twitter. Lai, masked and wearing a blue…
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