In China, the Pot Is Calling the Kettle Black

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, China, on June 24, 2021. Lam Yik/Reuters

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After 26 years in operation, Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily was forced to shut down on June 24, after Beijing froze its assets and arrested several of its journalists for violating the “National Security Law.”