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Nathan Law: Arrests mean end of 'one country, two systems'

In an interview with DW, Hong Kong exile Nathan Law discussed the arrests of his fellow pro-democracy activists. He said that while the arrests signal the end of "one country, two systems," the fight for free expression will continue.

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