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[Secretary Antony Blinken @SecBlinken]

It is a sad day for media freedom in Hong Kong. People in Hong Kong have the right to freedom of the press. The U.S. remains unwavering in our support for the people of Hong Kong and all those who stand up for basic freedoms.

[Kevin McCarthy @SpeakerMcCarthy]

China promised the world it would respect Hong Kong’s democratic traditions for 50 years.

This week, Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s leading pro-democracy newspaper, was shuttered due to Communist oppression.

China cannot be trusted—period.

[Senator Mitt Romney @SenatorRomney]

The Chinese Communist Party has now successfully eliminated one of Hong Kong’s top pro-democracy newspapers in their endless pursuit of silencing dissent. There’s nothing more terrifying to an authoritarian regime than independent thought and a free press.

[RSF @RSF_inter]

Today RSF staged parallel “funeral protests” outside the Chinese embassies in Paris & Berlin following the closure of #AppleDaily, warning that without concrete action by democracies, the death of press freedom in #HongKong could follow.

Read more here 👉 https://t.co/5JEHE6iFPv

[Bloomberg Originals @bbgoriginals]

“These 9 years will definitely be the brightest moment in my life. “

We followed Apple Daily photojournalist KT days before Hong Kong's largest pro-democracy newspaper was shut by China. He tells us about his 9 years at the paper https://t.co/FdfDWIYsoZ #香港

[UN Watch @UNWatch]

🇨🇳 China is destroying the free press in Hong Kong.

🇺🇳 The U.N. Human Rights Council is silent. https://t.co/1dmEQ9ZC9f

[Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) @ipacglobal]

#IPAC 🇬🇧 co-chair Baroness Helena Kennedy urges the UK government to join the US in sanctioning Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam.

Baroness Kennedy called for closer coordination on 'Magnitsky' human rights sanctions between the UK, US, Canada and European Union.

[Reuters @Reuters]

Senators call on Biden to impose sanctions over Hong Kong paper closure https://t.co/JlpUvzSMUx

[Hong Kong Free Press HKFP @hkfp]

BREAKING: Security chief John Lee to become Hong Kong’s no. 2; police chief to head up security – Report

https://t.co/tH9pyf5mTB

[Reuters China @ReutersChina]

Senators call on Biden to impose sanctions over Hong Kong paper closure https://t.co/Jr2LSs1HhA

[Reuters @Reuters]

Senators call on Biden to impose sanctions over Hong Kong paper closure https://t.co/TcLjdEZePS

[New York Times World @nytimesworld]

On Twitter and Lihkg, a social media platform popular with Hong Kong's activists, readers organized efforts to preserve digital records of Apple Daily's coverage after the paper was forced to shut down. https://t.co/56yZu2cEPD

[The Boston Globe @BostonGlobe]

What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced https://t.co/ehN5QC1eye

[Laura Harth @LauraHarth]

#AppleDaily “the last free outlet of #HongKong” - last first page fully on @ilfoglio_it by @giuliapompili today. “The CCP’s war on free information is a lesson for all.”

No words needed ❤️🍎🙏

[Nikkei Asia @NikkeiAsia]

Apple Daily's insubordinate spirit was fueled by journalists who considered receiving threatening anonymous calls part of their "daily routine."

#AppleDaily #蘋果日報 #HongKong
https://t.co/o7rImHxdJF

[CBC British Columbia @cbcnewsbc]

Hong Kong pro-democracy tabloid Apple Daily prints final edition https://t.co/67641XtorE

[CNBC International @CNBCi]

Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily has printed its final paper. But what did it print in its final copy and why did it have to close? @EmilyCNBC explains.

[Los Angeles Times @latimes]

The final edition of Apple Daily, Hong Kong’s last remaining pro-democracy newspaper, sold out in hours as readers scooped up all 1 million copies.

https://t.co/lvVL0iM2fn

[FORTUNE @FortuneMagazine]

Why Beijing isn’t worried about the consequences of closing Apple Daily https://t.co/uwoBOFPHO6

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

From @WSJopinion: Apple Daily’s death at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party is a warning of what can happen to any company in Hong Kong, write @crovitz and Mark L. Clifford https://t.co/DgMckiPgD0