Hong Kong pro-democracy newspaper shuts down under pressure from Beijing

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Apple Daily, a prominent pro-democracy newspaper in Hong Kong, is shutting down. It’s the latest example of Chinese pressure on the former British colony. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon joined “Squawk Box” with the latest.

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