Hong Kong is more than one of the busiest shipping hubs in the world. It also plays a key role in sanctions busting for Russia. Host Marco Werman speaks with Hong Kong human rights lawyer, researcher and advocate Samuel Bickett, author of “Beneath the Harbor: Hong Kong’s Leading Role in Sanctions Evasion,” about Hong Kong’s inadequate efforts to halt the flow of prohibited Western high-tech products to Russia.
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