A media buyout in Taiwan which would put independent news outlets
critical of China into the hands of a pro-Beijing media tycoon is cause for
concern for the island's press. Jimmy Lai, the outspoken mogul behind Hong
Kong-based Next Media and the Apple Daily
tabloid, is selling his Taiwan holdings to a group of businessmen that includes Tsai Eng-meng, whose China Times Media group is supportive of China, according
to local and international news reports.
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