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Hong Kong Bookstore Under Attack in China Reopens in Taiwan

Associated Press

   TAIPEI - The part-owner of a Hong Kong bookstore specializing in texts
   critical of China's leaders reopened his shop in Taiwan on Saturday
   after fleeing Hong Kong due to legal troubles, saying he was grateful
   for the chance to make China's Communist rulers "less than happy."

   The opening and accompanying news conference came days after Lam
   Wing-kee was splattered with red paint by a masked man while sitting
   alone at a coffee shop in Taiwan. Lam suffered no serious physical
   injuries and showed little sign of the attack other than a red tint to
   his hair.

   China's leaders don't want to allow a bookstore selling tomes that
   would "make them uncomfortable or impact on their political power,"
   Lam, who moved to Taiwan a year ago, told journalists.

   He thanked supporters in both Taiwan and Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous
   Chinese territory, for the opportunity to start over. "This makes
   (China's leaders) less than happy," said Lam, who raised nearly
   $200,000 through online fundraising to finance his new venture.

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