Beijing Tightens Control Over Hong Kong Broadcast Media

by John Chan | Sep 28, 2020

Since the passing of the Hong Kong National Security Law in July, Beijing has steadily expanded its control over Hong Kong’s media outlets. In August, Next Digital publisher Jimmy Lai was dramatically arrested on national security charges during a raid of Apple Daily’s offices. Last week, Hong Kong police announced that they would begin to bar from restricted press areas journalists representing outlets not officially recognized by the government. Several other major Hong Kong media organizations have experienced significant changes over the last three months, including attempts...

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