Fears grow that elevation of John Lee signals Beijing’s tough policy on Hong Kong is set to continue
and mainland Chinese officials to be put on the US sanctions list for their role in undermining the city’s once-guaranteed rights and freedoms. Last month, his YouTube channel was blocked by Google to comply with the sanctions.
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