What the picker changes

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Co-occurrence graph — recent-activity anchored, not picker-driven.
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Press topic

Jimmy Lai's Imprisonment

2 articles · 2 aliases in press · peaked week of 3 May 2026 · first seen 9 May 2026

The article reports on hopes that US President Trump will use his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping to advocate for the release of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who is serving a 20-year sentence under China's national security law.

Coverage by outlet lean Methodology →

Stacked weekly counts; colour by editorial lean. Stuff and The Spinoff lean centre-left, NZ Herald centre-right, others centre.

Alias drift

How press outlets have named this topic, week by week.

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Recent headlines

Most recent 2 articles linking to this topic.

Sample framings

Up to 12 framings spread across outlets. Each framing is the LLM's one-line characterisation of the article's editorial angle — not a quote.

stuff Centre-left

high-profile prisoner case under scrutiny

Trump says Xi is considering a detained pastor's case, but freeing activist Jimmy Lai is 'tough'

15 May

stuff Centre-left

personal appeal amid political tension

Trump's deal making with Xi next week may determine Hong Kong jailed activist Jimmy Lai's fate

9 May

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