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journalists. the u.s. state department put out a statement in response saying, quote, we strongly condemn the arrests of apple daily s former editor and chief and others, the u.s. is deeply concerned by the hong kong s authorities selective use of the national security law to target journalists and independent media organizations. the charges of conspiring to collude with foreign forces to endanger national security appear to be politically motivated. the united states is concerned by increased efforts by beijing and hong kong authorities to wield the national security law as a tool to suppress independent media, silence dissenting views, and stifle freedom of speech. we call on the authorities to stop targeting the independent. press efforts to stifle media freedom in the free flow of information not only undermine hong kong s democratic institutions, but also hurts hong kong s viability as an international business hub. and that international his bus hub point sticks out a little bit

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