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Dissident Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee dies aged 70

Lam Wing-kee, who defied China by selling material critical of Beijing, passed away after suffering from lung cancer.

Lam Wing-kee, Hong Kong bookseller detained in mainland China, dies

Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, who publicly recounted being abducted and detained by mainland Chinese authorities in 2015, has died at the age of 70 after a years-long battle with lung cancer, according to Taiwanese media. Local media reported that Lam, who moved to Taiwan in 2019, was admitted to Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on Tuesday, but his condition worsened and he fell into a coma. He was pronounced dead on Thursday evening. Last year, he disclosed that his lung adenocarcinoma...