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| Chinese scholar calls for political reform. A day later, the police come for him |
| 2020-05-12 |
| Tank Man, but without the tanks. [SCMP] A constitutional scholar has been taken away by China’s authorities after writing an open letter to representatives of the country’s legislature, criticising the government’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak and calling for freedom of speech. Zhang Xuezhong was removed from his Shanghai home on Sunday night, according to multiple sources. His letter, posted on WeChat on Saturday and addressed to deputies of the National People’s Congress (NPC), was widely circulated online as China prepares to convene its most important parliamentary sessions in less than two weeks’ time. "He was taken away on Sunday night. Three police cars came to his house," said Wen Kejian, an independent political analyst. "Youse won't have any trouble finding him-- just look for the guy carrying his balls in a wheelbarrow." |
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