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Sam Crane
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I teach contemporary PRC politics and ancient Chinese philosophy at Williams College. Currently Director of Williams-Exeter Programme at Oxford.
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Every vote counts!
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Respect for those who do their best to get stories out in places lacking freedom.

hongkongfp.com/2025/04/24/h...
Most members polled by HK press club say they self-censor
A survey conducted by the HK Foreign Correspondents Club has found that the majority of its members said their working environment had changed for the worse over the past 2 years.
hongkongfp.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Are you arguing that the press in Hong Kong is free?
November 23, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Hong Kong
Reporters sans frontières assure la promotion et la défense de la liberté d'informer et d'être informé partout dans le monde. L'organisation, basée à Paris, compte des bureaux à l'international (Berli...
rsf.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Why a Hong Kong law that is eroding press freedom is also bad for business - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, June 30, 2025—Hong Kong, an international financial hub and once a beacon of free media, is now in the grip of a rapid decline in press freedom that threatens the city’s status as a global f...
cpj.org
November 23, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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hongkongfp.com/2025/05/02/h...
Press Freedom Index 2025: HK falls to 140th, enters 'red zone' for first time
Hong Kong has tumbled five places in the annual Reporters Without Borders Press Freedom Index, entering the "red zone" for the first time, alongside China.
hongkongfp.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:48 AM