under government coercion in January 2023. (6) The trial of Jimmy Lai on charges of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces under the National Security Law and conspiracy to publish seditious publications under the sedition law began on December 18, 2023, and resumed on January 2, 2024. (7) Jimmy Lai pleaded not guilty to all charges. (8) The minimum sentence required under the National Security Law is 10 years imprisonment, and therefore it is possible that he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. (9) A group of United Nations experts, being alarmed by multiple and serious violations of his rights, including the right to a fair trial and access to a lawyer of his own choosing, called for Jimmy Lai’s immediate release. (10) Jimmy Lai’s meetings with United States Government officials and public figures, including the former Vice President and Secretary of State, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the former Consul-General in Hong Kong, as well as others, have been cited by the prosecution in the court proceedings. (11) Jimmy Lai stands for the values of democracy, human rights, respect for the rule of law, religious freedom, freedom of expression, and media freedom, and is prosecuted and persecuted by the PRC’s proxies in Hong Kong solely because of his opinions and activities in pursuit of these values. (b) Sense of Congress Congress— (1) condemns the unjust imprisonment and the show trial of Jimmy Lai