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This episode contains strong language.\n\nJimmy Lai was born in mainland China but made his fortune in Hong Kong, starting as a sweatshop worker and becoming a clothing tycoon. After the Tiananmen massacre in 1989, he turned his attention to the media, launching publications critical of China\u2019s Communist Party.\n\n\u201cI believe in the media,\u201d he told Austin Ramzy, a Hong Kong reporter for The New York Times. \u201cBy delivering information, you\u2019re actually delivering freedom.\u201d\n\nIn August, he was arrested under Hong Kong\u2019s new Beijing-sponsored national security law.\n\nToday, we talk to Mr. Lai about his life, his arrest and campaigning for democracy in the face of China\u2019s growing power.\n\nGuests: Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May, who cover Hong Kong for The Times, spoke with Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon and founder of Apple Daily.\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0In August, Mr. Lai, his two sons and four executives from Apple Daily were arrested under the new national security law. The publication was a target and a test case for the government\u2019s authority over the media.