Printing warehouse of Hong Kong Epoch Times was violently attacked

In the early hours on 12th April 2021, four men wearing masks—two of whom wielded sledgehammers—barged into the printing warehouse and smashed machinery and computers for approximately two minutes before leaving with a computer. No staff members were hurt during the incident. The intruders caused extensive damage, and the Hong Kong edition of The Epoch Times has been forced to suspend its operations for the foreseeable future. Lawmakers, experts, and organizations around the world decried the latest attack on The Epoch Times’ printing press in Hong Kong, saying it would not be a surprise if the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was behind the attack in an attempt to silence reporting critical of the regime.