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.

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