Chinese security officials have detained several people since a mysterious letter appeared online on March 4 demanding the resignation of President Xi Jinping, above. Credit Damir Sagolj/Reuters
New York Times: China Said to Detain Several Over Letter Criticizing Xi
BEIJING — Chinese security officers appear to have detained several people in their investigation of a mysterious, fiery online letter posted this month that strongly criticized President Xi Jinping and demanded that he resign.
Four of those detained work for Wujie News, or Watching, the state-run website that posted the letter on March 4, the first day of an annual political conclave in Beijing, according to a person tracking the inquiry who asked not to be identified. They are the two top editors and two technicians.
In addition, Wen Yunchao, a Chinese activist living in New York, said in a telephone interview that his parents and younger brother in southern China had been missing since Tuesday, after police officers and officials warned his parents that Mr. Wen should tell them what he knew about the letter. Mr. Wen said he had nothing to do with distributing the letter on the Internet, and so refused to bow to the demands.
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3 comments:
Warning shot across the bow from deep within the party.
Dog to Tail:
"You don't wag me."
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