World Review from the New Statesman

Hong Kong: Apple Daily, democracy and the National Security Law

It's nearly one year since China imposed the Hong Kong National Security Law which has been the focus of intense protests. In this episode, Louisa Lim joins Jeremy and Emily to discuss Hong Kong's relationship with Beijing, and what impact the law has had on democracy in the region - including the recent closure of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily. Louisa Lim is the author of The People's Republic of Amnesia, a Senior Lecturer in Audio-Visual Journalism at the University of Melbourne, and co-host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-little-red-podcast/id1136685378" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Little Red Podcast</a>. To submit a question for You Ask Us, please email <a href="mailto:podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk</a> Read more:Jeremy Cliffe: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/2021/06/how-chinese-communist-party-s-foundation-determines-xi-jinping-s-leadership-today" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the Chinese Communist Party’s foundation determines Xi Jinping’s leadership today</a>Emily Tamkin: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/g7/2021/06/trapped-cold-web" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How the US and Russia are 'trapped in the cold web'</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

World Review is the global affairs podcast from the New Statesman, hosted by Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington D.C. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.