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Chinese censorship hits Hong Kong

2020-07-08T21:19:15.185Z


China's authoritarian headlong rush could have major repercussions in the showdown with the United States.Correspondent in Beijing Joshua Wong is no longer welcome on the shelves of Hong Kong's libraries. Two books written by the iconic leader of the democratic cause have already been removed from the catalog of works available to the public, and many bookstores, following the entry into force of the law on national security, imposed by China Communist on the former British colony. Nine works written...


Correspondent in Beijing

Joshua Wong is no longer welcome on the shelves of Hong Kong's libraries. Two books written by the iconic leader of the democratic cause have already been removed from the catalog of works available to the public, and many bookstores, following the entry into force of the law on national security, imposed by China Communist on the former British colony. Nine works written by anti-Beijing activists have already been placed "under review" by the Department of Cultural Services and Recreation, the public authority managing these establishments, to comply with the new legislative anti-sedition arsenal applied since June 30 .

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"Well done!" Applauded Haixia, the star presenter of the Chinese state-run television CCTV, the most watched in the most populous country in the world. "But this is not enough. Some basic education textbooks in Hong Kong are full of “poisons”. It is necessary to eradicate the evil at the root, "added the journalist,

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Source: lefigaro

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