Editor’s note for Wednesday, June 23, 2021
A note from the editor of today's The China Project Access newsletter.
My thoughts today:
How much longer can Hong Kongโs beleaguered English language broadsheet, the South China Morning Post, retain any independence? Not much longer, I would bet, after todayโs news about Apple Dailyโs closure โ see todayโs top story.
Will the authorities eventually go after smaller players that continue to publish articles that offend Beijing, like the plucky Hong Kong Free Press? Sadly yes. Itโs just a matter of time.
Our word of the day is Apple Dailyโs farewell to Hong Kong: โTime to say goodbye, and good luck.โ
This is a Cantonese phrasing: ๅจๆญคๅฅ้๏ผ็้ (zoi6 ci2 bit6 gwo3, zan1 cung4, or rendered into pinyin, zร i cว biรฉguรฒ, zhฤnzhรฒng).
โJeremy Goldkorn, Editor-in-Chief
