![]() ![]() Often, there is little to no detail of what those accused of endangering national security are supposed to have done. It also comes at a time of deepening authoritarianism in China, and escalating hostilities between Beijing and Taiwan. The case has sent chills through the island’s community of booksellers and writers, echoing previous cases of Chinese authorities targeting writers and disseminators of critical or politically sensitive literature – Li was not even the only case this week. ![]() “Fucha is good and kind and wants to publish good books, but it’s hard in China because of censorship,” he says. Then on Thursday, Beijing confirmed that Li was detained, under investigation for “conducting activities endangering national security”. For days, Taiwan’s government would say only that he was safe and that his family had asked for privacy. ![]()
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