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Ex-Hong Kong Bookseller Lam Wing-kee, Detained by China in 2015, Dies in Taiwan at 70

Lam Wing-kee, one of five people who disappeared from Causeway Bay Books in 2015, passed away in Taiwan at the age of 70.

Jul 3, 2026, 9:18 AM NPR News

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Lam Wing-kee, a former Hong Kong bookseller who was detained by Chinese authorities in 2015, has died in Taiwan at the age of 70. Lam was one of five individuals associated with Causeway Bay Books who disappeared in 2015. He later recounted his experience of detention by China.

Lam's disappearance and detention highlighted tensions between Hong Kong and mainland China during that period.

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Ex-HK bookseller Lam Wing-kee, detained by China in 2015, dies in Taiwan at 70

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Overview: This article shows limited framing pressure in the available source text. Lam Wing-kee, one of five people who disappeared from Causeway Bay Books in 2015, passed away in Taiwan at the age of 70.

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