{"product_id":"9786269965380","title":"The Jimmy Lai Story","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom billionaire to China's most feared critic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe meteoric rise and devastating fall of Hong Kong's most famous entrepreneur becoming a political prisoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA deep harbor separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon. Hong Kong Island is connected to the mainland by three tunnels, which are usually not closed unless in extreme circumstances. In July 2022, the Eastern Harbour Crossing was closed during Chinese Communist Party Central Committee General Secretary Xi Jinping's visit to Hong Kong. In December 2023, another tunnel was closed, but this time for a very different visitor. To transport Jimmy Lai, a wealthy businessman and democracy advocate held in solitary confinement in Hong Kong's highest security prison, to a special court, authorities not only shackled him but also dispatched an armored convoy to escort him. This trial could make Jimmy Lai a lifelong prisoner.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a young stowaway to a self-made entrepreneur, founder of Apple Daily, and then a political prisoner incarcerated for free speech, Jimmy Lai's life is a microcosm of Hong Kong's modern history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten by veteran journalist Mark Clifford, this book documents Jimmy Lai's beliefs, entrepreneurial journey, and his unwavering commitment to freedom and democracy through in-depth interviews and years of observation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince the book's publication, Jimmy Lai has continued to be charged and detained by the Hong Kong government under the National Security Law and other offenses, with his case attracting significant international attention. In 2026, a bookstore in Hong Kong was even searched by police and its staff arrested for displaying and selling \"The Last Mogul: Jimmy Lai and the Struggle for Hong Kong's Future,\" making this biography itself a testament to the suppression of publishing freedom in Hong Kong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is not just a biography; it is an important work for understanding Hong Kong's recent history, press freedom, and the democracy movement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e★★★\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Jimmy Lai knows what he wants to do. Will he die in prison or spend the rest of his life with his family? This will be decided by the CCP, and Jimmy Lai has no say. However, whether inside or outside the bars, Jimmy Lai has chosen a life of freedom.\" —Mark Clifford, author of this book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca data-encoded-attr-charset=\"dXRmLTg=\" data-encoded-tag-value=\"\" data-encoded-tag-name=\"meta\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e◆ \"A clever and insightful narrative that makes Jimmy Lai's story a microcosm of contemporary China.\" —Evan Osnos, National Book Award winner, author of \"Age of Ambition\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e◆ \"A compassionate, uplifting biography of a man so tenacious that only imprisonment could silence him.\" —Tunku Varadarajan, The Wall Street Journal\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"小冊選書 Little Book Project","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62810567147850,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/2839\/0833\/files\/thetroublemaker.webp?v=1785101420","url":"https:\/\/www.littlebookproject.com\/en\/products\/9786269965380","provider":"小冊選書 Little Book Project","version":"1.0","type":"link"}