{"id":568317,"date":"2021-06-18T18:21:35","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568317"},"modified":"2021-06-18T18:21:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T22:21:38","slug":"hong-kong-newspaper-prints-5x-daily-copies-after-police-raid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hong-kong-newspaper-prints-5x-daily-copies-after-police-raid\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Newspaper Prints 5x Daily Copies After Police Raid"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhong-kong-newspaper-prints-5x-daily-copies-after-police-raid%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/C42256EB-F52F-447F-A3B5-00226282C175_1_201_a.jpeg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">After Hong Kong newspaper Apple Daily was raided by Hong Kong police on Thursday, the publication has increased its production and printed 500,000 copies of its newspaper in an act of defiance against the government crackdown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Earlier this week, five newspaper executives and editors at Apple Daily newspaper were taken into custody under Hong Kong\u2019s national security law, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2021\/06\/16\/1007445666\/5-newspaper-executives-are-arrested-under-hong-kong-security-law\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> by NPR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">NPR reported, \u201cMore than 200 police officers were involved in the search of Apple Daily\u2019s offices, and the government said a warrant was obtained to look for evidence of a suspected violation of the national security law.\u201d Reuters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/hk-pro-democracy-tabloid-apple-daily-increases-production-after-police-raid-2021-06-18\/\"><span class=\"s1\">reported<\/span><\/a> that \u201c[s]ome 500 police raided the media outlet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This is the second time that Hong Kong police have taken issue with Apple Daily, \u201cwith police arresting founder Jimmy Lai and other executives last year on suspicion of national security law violations or fraud. Lai is currently serving a 20-month prison sentence for his role in unauthorized assemblies in 2019, during a period when Hong Kong saw massive anti-government protests. Last month, authorities froze Lai\u2019s assets and shares in Next Digital,\u201d per NPR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnesty.org\/en\/latest\/news\/2020\/07\/hong-kong-national-security-law-10-things-you-need-to-know\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Amnesty International<\/span><\/a>, the 2020 national security law is especially restrictive and unclear. Among other concerns, \u201c[u]nder this new law \u2018secession\u2019, \u2018subversion\u2019, \u2018terrorism\u2019 and \u2018collusion with foreign forces\u2019 incur maximum penalties of life imprisonment,\u201d the group reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Supporters of democratic rights went to purchase Apple Daily copies on Friday in order to push back against the police encounter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Reuters reported, \u201cThe popular 26-year-old paper, which combines liberal discourse with celebrity gossip and investigations of those in power, increased its Friday press run to 500,000 copies, up from 80,000 the previous day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cYou never know when this newspaper will die,\u201d one reader, who only gave his surname, told Reuters. \u201cAs Hong Kongers, we need to preserve the history. Hang in there as long as we can. Although the road is rough, we still need to walk it, as there\u2019s no other road.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThere are lots of injustices in Hong Kong already. I think there are a lot of things we cannot do anymore,\u201d resident Lisa Cheung <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hong-kong-newspapers-business-arrests-6399f4757e29f5598d4d4d4133f80f10\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>, per the Associated Press. \u201cBuying a copy is all what we can do. When the law cannot protect Hong Kong people anymore, we are only left to do what we can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The government has defended its actions that pro-democracy opponents around the world say limit personal liberties in Hong Kong. \u201cChina\u2019s Foreign Commissioner\u2019s Office said in a statement the national security law protected press freedom, while warning \u2018external forces\u2019 to \u2018keep their hands off Hong Kong,\u2019\u201d per Reuters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">AP reported, \u201cIn Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian rejected the foreign criticism and defended the government\u2019s action, repeating China\u2019s insistence that the national security targets only a \u2018small group of anti-China elements who disrupted Hong Kong and endangered the national security of the country.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cNo right or freedom, including freedom of the press, can break through the bottom line of national security,\u201d Zhao told the press at a daily briefing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cHong Kong is China\u2019s Hong Kong, Hong Kong affairs are purely China\u2019s internal affairs, and no country, organization or individual has the right to intervene,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The United States has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/secretary-of-state-antony-blinken-condemns-charges-against-pro-democracy-activists-in-hong-kong\"><span class=\"s1\">criticized<\/span><\/a> actions taken against pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong in the past.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">After the raid, U.S. State Department spokesman Ned Price <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hong-kong-newspapers-business-arrests-6399f4757e29f5598d4d4d4133f80f10\"><span class=\"s1\">said<\/span><\/a>, \u201cWe are deeply concerned by Hong Kong authorities\u2019 selective use of the national security law to arbitrarily target independent media organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cThe charges of \u2018collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security\u2019 appear to be entirely politically motivated,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/hong-kongs-apple-daily-newspaper-says-police-arrest-five-directors-2021-06-16\/\"><span class=\"s1\">added<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Reuters, Apple Daily said in a letter to readers that it was the victim of a \u201ctargeted attack by the regime,\u201d but its employees \u201cwill continue to stick to their posts loyally and fight to the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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