Key moments in the recent history of territory’s largest pro-democracy newspaper
June 2019 The first protests begin in Hong Kong, with millions of people taking to the street in protest against a proposed extradition bill, which critics fear will allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.
8 July The pro-democracy activist and media mogul Jimmy Lai travels to the US and meets the vice-president, Mike Pence, and the secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, to discuss the proposed extradition bill. China’s foreign ministry releases a statement accusing “national scum and Hong Kong sinners” of acting as political tools for foreign forces.
