Jimmy Lai, a man who spoke out for freedom and democracy, has been found guilty in Hong Kong — a heartbreaking injustice.

The crimes against humanity committed by Xi Jinping's authoritarian regime are bloody, outrageous, and utterly devoid of humanity.

It should be the target of global condemnation, yet many countries instead choose to form so-called "strategic partnerships" with it.

The fascist Chinese Communist Party should be a global pariah, shunned and denounced by all, yet political parties in many countries treat it as a brother-in-arms.

This is an age in which right and wrong are turned upside down, and monsters run rampant — but it is also an age that calls on us to step forward and make our stand.