Analysis: Bookseller died ‘in line of duty’ resisting Xi Jinping’s rule

Lam Wing-kee was once detained by Chinese authorities as part of a broad policy to ensure the political security of Xi Jinping's administration. His death came a day after a law took effect in China that threatens free speech around the world. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters) Exiled free speech advocate's death comes as China stretches extraterritorial reach Katsuji Nakazawa is a Tokyo-based senior staff and editorial writer at Nikkei. He spent seven years in China as a correspondent, and later as China bureau chief, and was the 2014 recipient of the Vaughn-Ueda International Journalist prize.

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