President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on Tuesday called for the immediate release of Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai (黎智英), who was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in prison on a charge of breaching Hong Kong's national security law, echoing similar demands by the international community.
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