``After Hong Kong, Taiwan will be next, and then Japan.'' Lin Rongji, who was arrested for selling banned books in China, dies, a warning from a bookstore owner who fought against speech suppression | Politics, Economics, Investment | Toyo Keizai Online

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Lin Yongji, who continued to fight to protect freedom of speech from selling books in Hong Kong that are ``banned'' in China, to being detained by Chinese authorities, to defecting to Taiwan, and finally resuming business in Taipei, has passed away at the age of 70.

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``After Hong Kong, Taiwan will be next, and then Japan.'' Lin Rongji, who was arrested for selling banned books in China, dies, a warning from a bookstore owner who fought against speech suppression | Politics, Economics, Investment | Toyo Keizai Online

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