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Former Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai is expected to testify in his national security trial soon

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Jimmy Lai is fighting charges of colluding with foreign forces to endanger national security.

His case is widely seen as a measure of press freedom and judicial independence in Hong Kong .

Lai was arrested in 2020 during a crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests that rocked Hong Kong starting in 2019 .

If convicted, he faces up to life in prison.