Tang Jingling's supporters, some in T-shirts bearing his photo, raise a banner outside court in Guangzhou yesterday. Photo: Mimi Lau

Chinese activists dismiss lawyers to stop controversial subversion trial

Trio charged with inciting subversion of state power, halt hearing after court rejects defence requests to remove party members from bench

Mimi Lau

Published: 12:00pm, 19 Jun, 2015

Updated: 2:21am, 20 Jun, 2015

Tang Jingling's supporters, some in T-shirts bearing his photo, raise a banner outside court in Guangzhou yesterday. Photo: Mimi Lau

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Mimi Lau

Mimi Lau covers human rights, religion and civil society in China. She spent seven years in southern China as the Post's Guangzhou Correspondent before returning to Hong Kong in 2017. Today, Mimi continues to pursue stories across the country, monitoring and reporting on key political and civil issues. She has won numerous awards for her work.