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Hong Kong Media Crackdown Aims to Silence Free Speech

Hong Kong Media Crackdown Aims to Silence Free Speech
A man gestures as he brings copies of the final edition of Apple Daily, published by Next Digital, to a news stand in Hong Kong, on June 24, 2021. Lam Yik/Reuters
Teresa Zhang
7/1/2021|Updated: 7/2/2021

With its 100th anniversary quickly approaching, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) fortifies its media suppression in Hong Kong where Chinese authorities arrested another former Apple Daily editor on June 27, after forcing the newspaper to shut down.

Fearing repercussions from the state, many Hong Kong internet media and political affairs commentators decided to self-censor or shut down their content channels and social media accounts altogether.

Teresa Zhang
Teresa Zhang
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Teresa Zhang is a reporter based in Hong Kong. She has written on health topics for The Epoch Times Hong Kong since 2017, mainly focusing on Traditional Chinese Medicine. She also reports on current affairs related Hong Kong and China. Contact her at [email protected]
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