The New York-based watchdog group Human Rights in China said in a statement that Chinese writer Wang Xiaoning was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2003 on charges of “incitement to subvert state power,” in part based on evidence provided to a Chinese court by Yahoo’s Hong Kong subsidiary. Although more than two years old, the case marks the fourth time the U.S. Internet portal has been implicated in assisting Chinese authorities with imprisoning dissident Chinese writers.
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China Shutters More Blogs
The Chinese government has shut down at least three more blogs just as its parliament begins a 10-day session in Beijing.
The satirical blog of journalist Wang Xiaofeng, dubbed “Massage Cream,” covered a variety of topics, from the Chinese state-run media to Beijing slag, often with implicit jibes at the ruling Communist party. The site had drawn more than 10 million visitors; a message from the blog hosting company now pointedly reads “Because of unavoidable reasons known to all, this blog is now temporarily closed.”
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