Carney’s China Reset Needs a Red Line: Free Jimmy Lai

A human-rights NGO leader and former senior U.S. correspondent in China argues Carney should make any Canada–China reset conditional on release of Jimmy Lai and other Hong Kong political prisoners.

This image from CCP-related media Global Times frames Carney’s arrival under Beijing’s terms.

By Shannon Van Sant

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s trip to Beijing this week — the first trip b…