It says everything about the Communist Chinese regime that it finds a mortal threat in the written word.

I note this in light of the Hong Kong police action on Monday to arrest Jimmy Lai on suspicion of “collusion with a foreign country, uttering seditious words and conspiracy to defraud.” The police also raided the offices of Apple Daily, a city newspaper that Lai owns, removing some items. (For full disclosure, I write a weekly column for the Apple Daily.)