By Andrew Trunsky
Daily Caller News Foundation
Secretary of State Antony Blinken …
By Andrew Trunsky Daily Caller News Foundation Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday slammed Hong Kong police’s raid of Stand News and the arrest of seven of its employees, calling out China’s “targeting” of free press. “Journalism is not sedition,” Blinken said, calling on the Hong Kong authorities to “immediately” release the journalists arrested on the grounds that they were “unjustly detained and charged.” “Freedom of expression, including media freedom, and access to information provided by an independent media are critical to prosperous and secure societies,” Blinken said in a statement. “These freedoms enabled Hong Kong to flourish as a global center for finance, trade, education, and culture.
