pro democracy movement that has been underattack, but pro democracy movement that has been under attack, but they fear press freedom and journalism itself is now targeted but todayjournalists. mark simon is an advisor tojimmy lai and former executive with apple daily parent company next digital. he explained about what this move by the authorities means for the papers future. it is not really where it leaves apple daily, it is where it leaves hong kong. basically they are not happy with their ability to shut down the free press in hong kong. apple daily is the largest news media group there, it is also pro democracy. and so i guess they finally came to their wits end, and they want to finish this off before the first anniversary of the national security law. so essentially it is not up to us any more, it is up to the chinese communist party. they seem to be able to put a man in space but they can t tolerate somebody talking in the streets of hong kong about freedom and democracy. ho