since then, it has been viewed as the newspaper that helped carry the message of protest against the government. in particular, it was at the forefront of the umbrella movement protests in 2014, helping to rally support for the occupy central with love and peace protests and pushing back against the chinese government's proposal for full suffrage (with all candidates vetted by the chinese government). editor-in-chief and largest shareholder of parent company next media jimmy lai was forced to step down in 2014 after his arrest for refusing to leave a key protest site in the central business district of hong kong. ip yut-kin, print media ceo of next media, succeeded him.