Sunday, November 30, 2003
CHINA'S "CYBER-DISSIDENTS"
The saga of Liu Di and other Chinese online free-speech proponents continues. Liu is a college student who was held for over a year for posting some fairly tame thoughts on democracy. Her case has been dismissed for "lack of evidence," but speculation points to premier Wen Jiabao's upcoming trip to the U.S. as the real reason for "loosening up" on these cases. As Peking Duck points out, though, others have been arrested for organizing online petitions for Liu's release. Orwell couldn't do better than that one.
GB, THHotA
posted by Greg 8:38 AM
