HONG KONG (REUTERS) - Embattled Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai - one of the financial hub's most prominent democracy activists - said on Friday (May 29) he would fight till the last against Beijing's imposition of national security laws and keep publishing.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG - Embattled Hong Kong publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai - one of the financial hub's most prominent democracy activists - said on Friday he would fight till the last against Beijing's imposition of national security laws and keep publishing.
While details of the law have not yet been finalised by Beijing, some critics say new sedition regulations could make it easier to muzzle media outlets like Mr Lai's. Next Digital publishes Apple Daily, a popular tabloid, known for its feisty and critical coverage of China and Hong Kong, that has been hit by dwindling advertising revenues as well as frequent attacks by pro-Beijing voices in the city.The US State Department said the national security regime means Hong Kong is no longer autonomous from China, but Mr Trump has yet to specify what action, such as sanctions, he will take.
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