China furiously defends its Hong Kong free speech fiction

Published September 29, 2023 1:14am ET




Beijing is outraged over a press freedom event held at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva this week. The event called attention to the annihilation of free speech rights subsequent to a national security law being introduced in Hong Kong. As reported by Reuters, Beijing first pressured foreign diplomats to avoid the United Kingdom-organized event. Now that the event has concluded, China is expressing fury over what it entailed.

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