Lai calls on China to stop media repression


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Thu, Jun 24, 2021 page3 Lai calls on China to stop media repression Staff writer, with CNA Vice President William Lai (賴清德) yesterday urged Beijing to stop media repression in Hong Kong, where the pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily is printing its last edition today after a police crackdown last week. In a post on Facebook, Lai criticized Hong Kong police for targeting the Hong Kong edition of Apple Daily , which has been critical of the authorities in Hong Kong and Beijing for undermining freedoms and human rights in the territory. Hong Kong police on Thursday last week raided Apple...