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AP gets rare glimpse of jailed Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher Jimmy Lai (apnews.com)

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Authoritarians often give vague or even contradictory justifications for arresting people. Apple Daily was promoting democracy in Hong Kong which was enough for him to be made an example of.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Democracy is a vague word that can mean different things. Both US and China call themselves democracies. Tell me what those justifications actually are and I can judge for myself instead of just believing whatever I'm told.