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Sebastien Lai, son of pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai<\/a> who is being held unjustly by the Chinese in Hong Kong,\u00a0blasted TikTok after the social media platform was accused of censoring promotion of a documentary on his dad\u2019s life called “The Hong Kong Hour.”<\/p>\n

TikTok removed an account promoting the film, but chalked it up as an accident once The Wall Street Journal editorial board put a spotlight on alleged censorship.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“It seems that they’re really trying to silence my father’s story. They claim it’s an accident, but\u2026 there is something going on there,” Sebastien Lai told Dana Perino Friday on “America\u2019s Newsroom.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The elder Lai, 75, was sentenced to 69 months in prison last year for fraud after an extensive trial period. He is also expected to face allegations of violating China’s national security law later this year. But many feel he is being targeted by the CCP for his pro-democracy activism.\u00a0<\/p>\n

CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CRITIC, MEDIA MOGUL JIMMY LAI SENTENCED TO 69 MONTHS IN PRISON<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Perino noted that TikTok executives have insisted<\/a> they don’t censor, and that the Chinese government has no role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“So how does a documentary like this actually just all of a sudden get disappeared from TikTok? And then under pressure from the Wall Street Journal editorial page, they put it back up,” Perino asked. “That doesn’t pass the logic test.”<\/p>\n

Sebastien Lai, who now lives in Taiwan, agreed with the Fox News anchor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“What’s happening in Hong Kong at the moment, it really does seem like they are almost going to war with democracy, with the idea, with democratic ideas of freedom,” Sebastien Lai responded.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He told Perino he hasn\u2019t seen his father, who has been imprisoned for over two years, is unlikely to receive a fair trial. Sebastien Lai hasn\u2019t been able to see his father since he was detained.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I am very hopeful that I will one day see him again. But it would definitely not be through the Hong Kong legal system. They there’s no indication that he’s getting anything close to a fair trial,” Sebastien Lai said.\u00a0<\/p>\n

TRIAL FOR CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY CRITIC JIMMY LAI POSTPONED NEARLY A YEAR AFTER LAWYER’S VISA DENIED<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Perino asked what he remembers about the last time Sebastien saw his father.<\/p>\n

“People sometimes ask me if I tried to convince him to leave,” Sebastien Lai said, as Perino specified there were concerns the Chinese government was targeting him and staying in Hong Kong put him in danger.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“He knew that this was coming as well. And he decided to stay put in Hong Kong. And I think it was obviously very tough,” he continued. “But I never tried to convince him because I know that in some point in a person’s life, they have to they stand up for what they believe in, right? And I mean, that was the decision for dad\u2026. To stand up for everything he\u2019s been fighting for.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

Jimmy Lai is among a string of pro-democracy activists and supporters arrested by Hong Kong police in recent years as authorities step up their\u00a0crackdown on dissent<\/a>\u00a0in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.<\/p>\n

Fox News\u2019 Timothy H.J. Nerozzi contributed to this report.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/son-chinese-communist-party-critic-jimmy-lai-blasts-tiktok-really-trying-silence-fathers-story <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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