Taiwanese Booksellers and Publishers Face Risks for Defending Democracy Against China's National Security Powers
TL;DR
The detention of Li Yanhe, editor-in-chief of Gusa Publishing, by Chinese authorities on national security accusations has sent chills through Taiwan's community of booksellers and writers. Li's publishing of titles critical of the Chinese Communist party or discussing topics such as the Tiananmen Square massacre, human rights abuses of Uyghurs in Xinjiang, and party corruption is believed to be the reason behind his detention. The case comes at a time of deepening authoritarianism in China and escalating hostilities between Beijing and Taiwan.
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