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“The government leveraged it to freeze assets at the Apple Daily, arrest other employees, and eventually shutter it entirely.”
Reason by Billy Binion View original article

Analyzed on 2026-08-22T05:04:38+00:00 · Last updated 2026-08-22

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The government leveraged it to freeze assets at the Apple Daily, arrest other employees, and eventually shutter it entirely.

Extracted from: Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence is for saying things China didn't like , Reason

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“the closing of The Apple Daily the year after that. ... Six former Apple Daily senior staff members also received lengthy prison terms.”

Opinion | Dissidents Are Silenced, and the West Moves On

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Reason reason.com credibility 0.75 Supports

“The government leveraged it to freeze assets at the Apple Daily, arrest other employees, and eventually shutter it entirely.”

Jimmy Lai's 20-year sentence is for saying things China didn't like

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The Wall Street Journal wsj.com credibility 0.85 Context

“the owner of Apple Daily ... marks a symbolic end of an era. ... the end of the larger dream that Hong Kong could—under Chinese rule—preserve the freedoms”

Opinion | Jimmy Lai Gets a Death Sentence

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Claim ID CLM-80BF1C69
Slug the-government-leveraged-it-to-freeze-assets-at-the-apple-da-80bf1c69
Origin reason.com
Captured 213 d ago
Velocity 0.3/hr
Bias -0.20
Law Politics