The reappearance of abducted Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee and revelations of forced confessions of wrongdoing extracted from him by the Chinese government have rocked Hong Kong in recent days...
With critics of wrongdoing in China increasingly disappearing, who is it that will dare speak out against China in the future? No one, nowhere seems off limits anymore. More generally, we can point to a renewed offensive on press freedom in China, including renewed attempts at “Media Monopoly" and crackdowns on foreign journalists....