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Hong Kong police arrest media tycoon Jimmy Lai, raid newspaper in crackdown by Beijing
SHANGHAI — Media tycoon Jimmy Lai, an outspoken supporter of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, was arrested Monday along with his sons and several colleagues at the Apple Daily newspaper. It was a shocking assertion of China’s power over the city’s long-cherished media freedoms — and a chilling turning point for its independent journalists.