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China confirms it detained 12 Hong Kongers at sea last month

by Associated Press
| September 15, 2020 12:03 AM

HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese authorities have confirmed the criminal detention of 12 Hong Kongers who were allegedly attempting to travel illegally to Taiwan by boat last month, while the foreign ministry in Beijing labeled the group separatists.

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