Japan sympathetic to Hong Kong activists and Agnes Chow
Japan’s foreign minister says the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists raise questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong
13 August 2020 - 12:42
Tokyo — Japan’s foreign minister said on Thursday that the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and media tycoon Jimmy Lai raised questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s concerns over the situation were growing.
Chow, released on bail after her arrest under the new national security law, earlier thanked Japanese people for their outpouring of support, urging them to not to forget Hong Kong...
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