To its foes, it was the defiler of national sovereignty.ĭo you have questions about the biggest topics and trends from around the world? Get the answers with SCMP Knowledge, our new platform of curated content with explainers, FAQs, analyses and infographics brought to you by our award-winning team.
To its fans, it was a defender of freedoms. Yet, there was a rare consensus among both sides: Apple Daily was much more than a newspaper. But loyal readers loved its fearless reporting against those in power, and advancing its own understanding of what democracy ought to look like – unfettered and unbound by Beijing.
Critics loathed its sensationalist, pro-opposition and anti-China slant.
