Britt Clennett

“This place gave me everything.” Jimmy Lai - Hong Kong’s loudest critic of China - on why he was willing to risk it all. The interview is from 2020, at his home during bail. Today he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Pressure is growing in China to release outspoken pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who was sentenced to 20 years on national security charges. @BrittClennett reports.

“We all expected it, but it's still devastating.” Jimmy Lai’s son, Sebastien Lai, speaks out after the Hong Kong pro-democracy advocate was sentenced to 20 years in prison under China’s national security law. Read more: abcnewslive.visitlink.me/IKtEPI

China critic and media mogul Jimmy Lai has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in Hong Kong for national security offences, a penalty his son Sebastien called "heartbreaking." abcnews.link/kVnfYq6

NEW: Following the shock announcement of an investigation into Zhang Youxia, we reveal the "serious crimes" alleged in a high-level briefing: a decades-long scheme of "clique-building." bribery and leaking nuclear data to the U.S. W/@ByChunHan wsj.com/world/china/ch… via @WSJ

"This is a community, a country, still very much coming to grips with what has taken place here." @ABC News' @BrittClennett reports from Australia's Bondi Beach in the aftermath of the shooting that killed 15 people and injured over 40 others. More: abcnews.link/Q9JTmle

New details are emerging about the suspected gunmen in the Bondi Beach massacre in Australia that left at least 15 people dead. @BrittClennett has more.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is calling for collective pressure on Russia as he meets with European leaders in the U.K. ABC News' foreign correspondent @BrittClennett has the latest from Kyiv.

Hundreds of missiles fired this weekend were part of over three thousand projectiles fired at Ukrainian cities and infrastructure despite on-going peace talks by the Trump Administration. @BrittClennett reports. abcnews.link/W49Cr76

During the second half of his first international trip, Pope Leo XIV made a strong plea for peace in front of Lebanon's political leaders. @BrittClennett has details. abcnews.link/SjXvr6Z

Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, embarked on his first foreign trip, going to Turkey and the Middle East. The pope offered a message of peace and unity and a Thanksgiving greeting to Americans. @BrittClennett reports. abcnews.go.com

Pope Leo is calling for unity during his first foreign trip in Turkey. @BrittClennett, traveling with the pope, has the latest.

Rescuers are searching for survivors after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in the Philippines killed dozens. In Indonesia, dozens of students are still missing after their school collapsed during a prayer service Monday. @BrittClennett has the latest. abcnews.link/uEhiaay

A powerful earthquake in the Philippines has killed at least 69 people, with the toll expected to rise as rescue efforts are hampered by hundreds of aftershocks. @BrittClennett has the latest.

A powerful typhoon struck Hong Kong, triggering flooding and damaging parts of the city. Foreign correspondent @BrittClennett reports from Hong Kong.

1/ HK Timberbank is a social enterprise that gives #HongKong’s trees a second life by turning them into furniture. Timberbank’s site in a remote corner of Yuen Long is currently home to over 200 tonnes of timber, with a significant portion salvaged after typhoons. hongkongfp.com/2025/09/21/hon… @HKFP #TyphoonRagasa

"You might end up paying a little bit more for your Christmas trees." The U.S.-China trade war could affect the festive period as tariffs remain high. @ABC News' @BrittClennett reports from Yiwu, China, where they make around two-thirds of the world's Christmas decorations.

The leaders of three of America's biggest adversaries — China, Russia and North Korea — stood in solidarity as China displayed new weapons in a massive military parade. @BrittClennett reports on the rare hot mic moment between Presidents Putin and Xi. abcnews.link/I75Uuuc

China’s Pres. Xi hosted a parade in Beijing for Russian Pres. Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un—underscoring a growing alignment amid global tensions. @BrittClennett reports.

"An extraordinary show of unity." @ABC News' @BrittClennett reports from Beijing as Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared together for China's largest-ever military parade. abcnews.link/FOIl4oL