China ranked 175th in the new report. And now that it is firmly under Beijing's influence, Hong Kong also registered a dramatic decline, ranking 148th out of 180 following a lengthy series of raids and arrests that shuttered pro-democracy news sites.
Ubushinwa bwashyizwe ku mwanya wa 175 muri raporo nshya. Noneho, kubera ko iyobowe na Beijing, Hong Kong na yo yagabanutse ku buryo bugaragara, iza ku mwanya wa 148 kuri 180 nyuma y’igitero kinini n’ifatwa byafunze imbuga za interineti zishyigikira demokarasi.