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HONG KONG (AFP) – When Hong Kong’s national security police knocked on his door before dawn last month, journalist Ronson Chan was unsurprised but still found himself shaking. China’s crackdown on dissent has silenced or jailed most Hong Kong democracy activists and has now begun to focus on the press. Mr Chan knew he was a target as both the chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association and an editor for the independent, crowdfunded online outlet Stand News. “I was mentally prepared,” he told AFP. “But… when they showed me the search warrant I was trembling.” Mr Chan used his...
