Outgoing president praises Taiwan as press freedom hub

Tsai speaks at awards ceremony as rival Hong Kong cracks down on news media

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Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen at the Human Rights Press Awards ceremony in Taipei on May 10. (Taiwan Foreign Correspondents’ Club)

THOMPSON CHAU, Contributing writer

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's outgoing president on Friday praised the island democracy's role as the home of the free press and journalists in Asia at a prestigious international media awards ceremony that had moved from Hong Kong to Taipei.

"As the result of our work on safeguarding freedom, Taiwan is now an important hub for international media," Tsai Ing-wen said as keynote speaker at the Human Rights Press Awards ceremony.

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