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Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by 10xDev on Monday December 22, 2025 @12:47PM (#46356516)
>The dissident was convicted in Hong Kong earlier this week of two counts of conspiring to collude with foreign forces

>he also met with then–Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo; at trial, Lai testified that he had asked them to voice their support for Hong Kong.

Yeah, I don't think that's going to help convince anyone buddy.

Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by 10xDev on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:00PM (#46356678)
Imagine if Jensen Huang started meeting Xi Jinping.
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by axus on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:15PM (#46356872)
Nothing would happen to Mr. Huang, he's free to talk to anyone.
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by repeekad on Monday December 22, 2025 @01:18PM (#46356917)
Too bad Mr. Lai was not
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by 10xDev on Tuesday December 23, 2025 @07:44AM (#46364898)
Nvidia has become an incredibly important strategic and economic American asset. If it ever seemed that the CEO of such an asset was colluding with a foreign nation (especially China), you can bet things wouldn't end too well. People have been done for far less, just look at what happened to Suchir Balaji which got covered up.
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by budududuroiu on Monday December 22, 2025 @02:03PM (#46357499)
He wouldn't be meeting Xi, as it's not a state visit, but he did meet the Vice Premier, He Lifeng. Elon also met Li Qiang.
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by shimman on Monday December 22, 2025 @06:06PM (#46360300)
No need, he has already convinced Trump to sell chips to China unabated. Why meet at this point?
Re:Jimmy Lai Is a Martyr for Freedom by D_Alex on Monday December 22, 2025 @08:01PM (#46361206)
Imagine if Jensen Huang started meeting Xi Jinping to seek help for carrying out political change in the US.

What then?