Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee, seized by Chinese authorities in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam Wing-kee, a Hong Kong bookseller seized by Chinese authorities in 2015 and later based in Taiwan, died in Taipei at 70 after a cancer relapse. He reopened his bookstore in Taipei in 2020 but temporarily closed it in June 2024 due to health issues. Lam's account of his 2015 abduction contradicted Chinese official narratives, highlighting tensions over free speech in Hong Kong.