Hong Kong
Chinese police have been holding a prominent Hong Kong reporter for more than a month, the man’s wife said this week. Ching Cheong, a journalist for the Singapore Straits Times, was arrested when he traveled to mainland China to pick up a transcript of secret interviews with a Communist leader purged after opposing the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Chinese authorities ordered Ching’s wife, Mary Lau, to keep quiet, but she came forward after getting a tip that he was going to be charged with treason. She said she feared that Chinese officials had tricked him into traveling to the mainland.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
-
5 seriously spooky cartoons about HalloweenCartoons Artists take on the GOP boogeyman, a white sheet, and more
-
Political cartoons for October 25Cartoons Saturday’s political cartoons include hospital bill trauma, Independence Day, and more
-
Roasted squash and apple soup recipeThe Week Recommends Autumnal soup is full of warming and hearty flavours
