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The Slow Death of Hong Kong

The Slow Death of Hong Kong
Media mogul Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily speaks during an interview to response national security legislation in Hong Kong on May 29, 2020. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
Alexander Liao
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On April 1, better known as April Fools’ Day, a Hong Kong court issued an unjust but unsurprising verdict. Seven Hong Kong democratic leaders were convicted of organizing unauthorized assemblies. These refer to the mass pro-democracy marches that took place during the summer of 2019. The official sentences of the seven charged activists will be announced on April 16.

Alexander Liao
Alexander Liao
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With nearly four decades of journalism experience in Hong Kong, London, and the United States, Alexander Liao is an expert on China and world affairs. He currently hosts the Chinese-language Pinnacle View news analysis program on NTD, also available on YouTube and Ganjing World. Before joining The Epoch Times, he was a Hong Kong Bureau Chief for international media, an editor of various magazines, newspapers, and radio stations, and a columnist for top financial and current affairs newspapers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
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