CHINA TIGHTENS ITS GRIP ON ONCE-FREE HONG KONG: HK Media Tycoon Jimmy Lai Arrested Under National Security Law, Top Aide Says. “Lai has been one of the most prominent democracy activists in the Chinese-ruled city and an ardent critic of Beijing, which imposed the sweeping new law on Hong Kong on June 30, drawing condemnation from Western countries. The new security law punishes anything China’s communist party considers subversion, secession, terrorism, and collusion with foreign forces with up to life in prison.”