Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
Lam was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later detailed his detention by Chinese authorities.
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Asia Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70 July 3, 202612:25 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - Freed Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee stands next to a placard with a picture of missing bookseller Gui Minhai, left, in front of his book store during a march in Hong Kong on June 18, 2016. Kin Cheung/AP hide caption toggle caption Kin Cheung/AP TAIPEI, Taiwan — Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller who became a symbol of resistance to Beijing's crackdown on speech freedom after he was seized by Chinese authorities in late 2015, has died in Taiwan, the island's official Central News Agency reported, citing an unnamed source.
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