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Landmark trial opens in Hong Kong for prominent activist publisher Jimmy Lai

Por: MarketWatch Business December 18, 2023

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The closely watched case — tied to the now-shuttered pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily that Lai founded — is widely seen as a trial of press freedom and a test for judicial independence in the Asian financial hub. China promised that the former British colony could retain its Western-style civil liberties for 50 years after returning to Chinese rule in 1997. But in recent years, the Hong Kong government has severely limited free speech... + full article



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