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From the New York Times, I'm Michael Barbaro.

This is The Daily.

Today, when the owner of a Hong Kong bookstore went missing, questions swirled.

What had happened?

And what did the Chinese government of Xi Jinping have to do with it?

It's Tuesday, April 24th.

In downtown Hong Kong, there's an area called Causeway Bay.

And if you walk down one of those streets, you'll find tucked in between an upscale

lingerie store and a pharmacy.

There's this grimy little staircase.

There's signs all over pointing you upstairs for beauty parlors and apartment buildings.

But if you stop on the second floor landing, you're going to find a tiny little store called

Causeway Bay Books.

And inside, there's just a few shelves, a couple tables stacked high with books.

And the owner of this bookstore is a man named Lamm Winkie.

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