# Lai

Hong Kong journalists face a precarious future as Jimmy Lai is jailed, cementing a climate of fear. Meanwhile, China labels Taiwan's President Lai a 'war instigator' amid calls for increased defense cooperation.

### About Lai
Lai refers to prominent political figures in Taiwan and Hong Kong.  

### Insights
- lai creators is up 271.41% from the previous week.
- lai engagements is up 6518.31% from the previous week.
- lai mentions is up 329.23% from the previous week.

### Engagements: [----------] (24h)
![Engagements Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:lai/c:line/m:interactions/iv:1d.svg)  
[Engagements 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lai/time-series/interactions.tsv)  
Current Value: [----------]  
Daily Average: [----------]  
[--] Week: [----------] +6,518%  
[--] Month: [-----------] -43%  
[--] Months: [-------------] +27%  
[--] Year: [-------------] +152%  
1-Year High: [-----------] on 2025-12-05  
1-Year Low: [---------] on 2026-02-13  

Engagements by network (24h):
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TikTok: [---------]

  
  
### Mentions: [------] (24h)
![Mentions Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:lai/c:line/m:posts_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Mentions 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lai/time-series/posts_active.tsv)  
Current Value: [------]  
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [------] +329%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-20  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-10-19  

Mentions by network (24h):
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TikTok: [---]

  
  
### Creators: [-----] (24h)
![Creators Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:lai/c:line/m:contributors_active/iv:1d.svg)  
[Creators 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lai/time-series/contributors_active.tsv)  
[-----] unique social accounts have posts mentioning Lai in the last [--] hours which is down 3.10% from [-----] in the previous [--] hours
Daily Average: [-----]  
[--] Week: [------] +271%  
1-Year High: [------] on 2025-12-20  
1-Year Low: [-----] on 2025-10-19  

The most influential creators that mention Lai in the last [--] hours

| Creator                                                      | Rank | Followers  | Posts | Engagements |
| -------                                                      | ---- | ---------  | ----- | ----------- |
| [@upediashorts](/creator/youtube/upediashorts)               | [--]    | [----------] | [---]   | [-------]     |
| [@verslouism](/creator/twitter/verslouism)                   | [--]    | [---]        | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@yutinhyulai](/creator/youtube/yutinhyulai)                 | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@homecoming_freelife](/creator/youtube/homecoming_freelife) | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [-----]       |
| [@newstblone](/creator/youtube/newstblone)                   | [--]    | [------]     | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@NTNDGTM](/creator/twitter/NTNDGTM)                         | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@23klai](/creator/youtube/23klai)                           | [--]    | [---------]  | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@simplyzhouye7534](/creator/youtube/simplyzhouye7534)       | [--]    | [-------]    | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@XiRuZhaJi](/creator/twitter/XiRuZhaJi)                     | [--]    | [-----]      | [--]     | [---]         |
| [@classcnbc](/creator/twitter/classcnbc)                     | [--]   | [------]     | [--]     | [--]          |

[View More](/list/creators/lai/100)
  
  
### Sentiment: 64%
![Sentiment Line Chart](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:600/t:lai/c:line/m:sentiment/iv:1d.svg)  
[Sentiment 24-Hour Time-Series Raw Data](/topic/lai/time-series/sentiment.tsv)  
Current Value: 64%  
Daily Average: 75%  
[--] Week: 54% -15%  
[--] Month: 42% -37%  
[--] Months: 42% -28%  
[--] Year: 42% -21%  
1-Year High: 95% on 2025-02-23  
1-Year Low: 39% on 2026-02-09  

Most Supportive Themes:
- Cultural and Entertainment Content: (45%) Social media activity includes entertainment, dance, comedy, and personal vlogs, often featuring the name 'Lai' in a non-political context.
- Taiwan-US-Israel Cooperation: (30%) Discussions around deepening strategic partnerships, advanced technology, and defense capabilities between Taiwan, the US, and Israel, promoting peace across the Taiwan Strait.
  
Most Critical Themes:
- China's Influence on Taiwan: (60%) Concerns and discussions about China's political influence on Taiwan, particularly in the context of recent elections and cross-strait relations.
- Taiwan's Political Leadership: (40%) Critiques and commentary on Taiwan's current leadership, including President Lai Ching-te, with some posts expressing negative sentiment.
  

### Top Lai News
Top news links shared on social in the last [--] hours  

*Showing a maximum of [--] news posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*  

"Hong Kong journalists face 'precarious' future after Jimmy Lai jailed For Hong Kong journalists this week's sentencing of pro-democracy newspaper boss Jimmy Lai cements a climate of fear and self-censorship in the years since Beijing imposed a sweeping national securit"  
[News Link](https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/hong-kong-journalists-face-precarious-111803161.html) [@YahooNews](/creator/x/YahooNews) 2026-02-13T04:06Z 961K followers, [----] engagements


"China calls Taiwans President Lai a war instigator The Straits Times Lai had called for greater defence and artificial intelligence cooperation between Taiwan and Europe. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com"  
[News Link](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-calls-taiwans-leader-a-war-instigator) [@straits_times](/creator/x/straits_times) 2026-02-12T14:33Z 1.2M followers, [---] engagements


"In a Hong Kong prison Jimmy Lai has been left to die alone Publisher and British citizen [--] will not survive a tenth of 20-year sentence says his son"  
[News Link](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/02/12/hong-kong-prison-jimmy-lai-left-die-alone/) [@Telegraph](/creator/x/Telegraph) 2026-02-12T07:39Z 709.6K followers, 62.4K engagements


"President Lai warns countries in region could be next if China seizes Taiwan The Straits Times He insisted on the need for Taiwan to dramatically shore up its defences. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com"  
[News Link](https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/taiwan-president-lai-warns-countries-in-region-next-in-case-of-china-attack) [@straits_times](/creator/x/straits_times) 2026-02-12T05:39Z 1.2M followers, [----] engagements



### Top Lai Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

*Showing a maximum of [--] top social posts without a LunarCrush subscription.*

"Today #Taiwan & the #US signed the Reciprocal Trade Agreement. By lowering tariffs on Taiwanese exports to 15% & securing the most favorable treatment under Section [---] this new milestone boosts our competitiveness & cements our strategic partnership in high-tech with the US"  
[X Link](https://x.com/ChingteLai/status/2022220693669302469) [@ChingteLai](/creator/x/ChingteLai) 2026-02-13T08:05Z 442K followers, 22.9K engagements


"Les gens qui font mine de ne pas comprendre : Ce qui est reproch ce n' est pas d'utiliser la pub je l'ai fait Jo & d'autres aussi et vous avez d'ailleurs la preuve que Jo et la clique de #WCOne mentaient sur moi ce qui est reproch c'est de le faire pour s'autoproclamer n1🤡 @ThomasParquet1 @cRiTiXorg @Jeux_Video_Mag Justement il a fait exactement ce qu'a fait Critix savoir payer des campagnes de pub google simplement. Donc officiellement il n'achte pas des vues/abonns (dixit les mots de Critix). @ThomasParquet1 @cRiTiXorg @Jeux_Video_Mag Justement il a fait exactement ce qu'a fait Critix"  
[X Link](https://x.com/cRiTiXorg/status/2022197146163044749) [@cRiTiXorg](/creator/x/cRiTiXorg) 2026-02-13T06:32Z 10.8K followers, 66K engagements


"hmm lai weiming was in korea recently and this was posted by fila fusion on 11th and guess who is the brand ambassador of the same jacket weiming is wearing and is currently promoting it zhang hao. and that korean food yeah. and lowkey same interior hmm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fuhaoskaru/status/2022176625463599304) [@fuhaoskaru](/creator/x/fuhaoskaru) 2026-02-13T05:10Z [----] followers, 96.7K engagements


"the concept of lai weiming possibly lowkey showing zhang hao's new place in his recent fila fusion post"  
[X Link](https://x.com/fuhaoskaru/status/2022174202233852247) [@fuhaoskaru](/creator/x/fuhaoskaru) 2026-02-13T05:01Z [----] followers, 40.3K engagements

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