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Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70
FILE - Freed Hong Kong bookseller Lam Wing-kee stands next to a placard with a picture of missing bookseller Gui Minhai, left, in front of his book store during a march in Hong Kong on June 18, 2016.
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Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller, has passed away at the age of 70 in Taiwan. Lam's death marks the end of a life that was significantly impacted by his detention in China in 2015. He was one of five people from Causeway Bay Books who went missing that year, sparking international concern. Lam's experience and subsequent testimony shed light on the circumstances surrounding his detention and the actions of Chinese authorities.
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