The city’s leaders are rushing to embrace Xi Jinping, China’s leader, a performance of devotion that is a jarring shift for Hong Kong’s once rambunctious political culture.
Author: Austin Ramzy and Tiffany May
For Hong Kong’s Beijing-Backed Officials, Xi’s All That
The city’s leaders are rushing to embrace Xi Jinping, China’s leader, a performance of devotion that is a jarring shift for Hong Kong’s once rambunctious political culture.
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‘Forbidden Fruit’: Apple Daily, Pro-Democracy Newspaper in Hong Kong, Is Forced to Close
The police also arrested an editorial writer as part of an expanding national security investigation into the newspaper that has raised concerns about free speech.
Hong Kong Police Arrest Apple Daily Executives
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