phoebe kong reports the causeway bay book store used to be an iconic location in hong kong famed for selling books critical of chinese leaders now it's feldman when k. is about to bring it to taiwan and should also have 15 that was one of 5 hong kong booksellers detained by chinese agents and forced to confess on t.v. . that his calling in life has much more meaning now than 5 years ago i mean why don't you books are my weapon of resistance or that reopening a bookstore is a revolt against the authoritarian regime. they targeted bookstores in order to suppress freedom of speech why are they so afraid of an armed booksellers. then could only realize his point after he fled to taiwan and they probably last year that was after the hong kong government was pushing ahead with an extradition bill that could send him back to china for trial soon after he left hong kong to send in 2 months of mass protests. the unrest is far from over 15 living opposition figures were arrested just last weekend. and these week lemon pay was attacked with paint in taipei in what he called in the attempts by c

phoebe kong reports. >> the causeway bay bookstore used to be an iconic location in hong kong, famed for selling books critical of chinese leaders. now its founder's about to bring it to taiwan. in 2015, he was one of five books dollars detained by booksellers and forced to confess on tv. he says his calling in life h hs much more meaning than fifive years ago. >>>> b books a are my weapons of resistanance. reopenining a store is a revolt against the authoritarian regime. why are they so afraid of unarmed booksellers? >> he could only realize is plan after he fled in april of last year after the hong kong government was pushing ahead with an extradition bill that could send him back to china for trial. soon after he left, hong kong descended into mass protests. the unrest is far from over. 15 million opposition figures were arrested just last weekend. this week, he was attacked with paint in taipei. in what he called an attempt by china to intimidate him. but he is not backing down. slogans and books about the hong kong protests are prominent in his store. >> i am pessimistic about h

s phoebe kong reports from taipei. this handmade face must cover can be washed and reused for a day or 2 amid shortages like for so many others here face masks have become a necessity in josie's every day life of the virus with bradford droplets i have to take about 2 miles with every day so it's more than wired our they are to share the fan base with more than 30 people and it made me feel safer without wearing them. while getting a mosque can be no easy task in many parts of the world it's another story here in taiwan to ensure the safety of its population of $23000000.00 taiwan imposed an export ban on such a commodity as early as january the government then began rationing mosques to 3 per person per week and soon after made them available online nowadays you can place an order for face masks with an up purchase history is recorded by hand national health insurance card so that it can be verified before sales for those who don't want to order online software developer can fin john has developed a real time must map

together but many are finding ways to preserve their traditions even while keeping that distance as phoebe kong found in taiwan. temperature chats and hell hygiene come 1st even when people are meeting their ancestors spirits. and his relatives gather in the early morning up to him sweeping day one of the most important that stumbles in her own chinese culture it is the day of memorial when families face certain says strong terms together. for big families like the yes this is how it looked like before the coronavirus the largest reunion on the island where tens of thousands returned from overseas but this year it was downsized to only 30 members. on forgettable this is unprecedented in our family's history and more than a century all attendees can't have traveled overseas recently and the list of attendees is given to the government we want to avoid infections and make sure any traceable. though the crowds are not here this year the ceremony must go on. i think. and i'll carry it out in my work the official i 5 on social distancing. offerings are even covered by plastic wrap this is only one o