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.
I-China ibeke indawo ye-175 kwingxelo entsha. Kwaye ngoku iphantsi kwempembelelo yeBeijing, iHong Kong iphinde yabhalisa ukwehla okumangalisayo, ikwindawo ye-148 kwi-180 kulandela uhlaselo olude lokubanjwa kunye nokuvala iindawo zeendaba zedemokhrasi.