Saluting Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai; Jailed and silenced for questioning Xi’s authority

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Saluting Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai; Jailed and silenced for questioning Xi’s authority

Special to WorldTribune.com By Donald Kirk The history of the media is full of stories about journalists who defied authority, risked death covering wars and sought stories behind cover-ups. Few media heroes can match Jimmy Lai, founder of Apple Daily, a Hong Kong paper that was shut down last year after 26 years of defending […]

Beijing slaps U.S. diplomatā€™s ā€˜irresponsibleā€™ comments as Party vets Hong Kong candidates

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Beijing slaps U.S. diplomatā€™s ā€˜irresponsibleā€™ comments as Party vets Hong Kong candidates

Special to WorldTribune.com By Willy Lam, East-Asia-Intel.com Beijing has ratcheted up its rhetoric against alleged efforts by the United States to ā€œinterfereā€ in the political development of Hong Kong. The special administrative region (SAR) of Hong Kong is scheduled to hold general elections in 2017 to pick its chief executive (CE), whose status is equivalent […]