Five arrested after Hong Kong police raid independent bookshops

What we know about five

Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities

The significance

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The context

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Where this fits in Signal Ledger

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Signal Ledger reads this through the lens of five, arrested, hong, kong, police: Officials say they are suspected of selling "seditious" books which incited "hatred" against authorities.