Mystery of missing Hong Kong bookseller deepens after letter arrives – what do we know?

The wife of the Hong Kong bookseller who went missing has withdrawn her request for help, saying he has been in touch

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Lee Bo is the latest man to disappear from a Hong Kong publishing team which specialises in salacious titles about Chinese politicians. The disappearances have raised alarm among politicians and activists in Hong Kong, who believe that Beijing may be involved.

What do we know so far?

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