Wall Street Journal (December 27)
2011/ 12/ 27 by jd in Global News
“China tends to save its most controversial arrests and verdicts for Christmas,” hoping that few people will notice. After Liu Xiaobo, who was sentenced on December 25, 2009, received the Nobel Prize, one might think China would discontinue the practice. This year, however, the tradition continues. “Last Friday, a Sichuan court meted out a nine-year sentence to blogger Chen Wei for inciting subversion—i.e., writing several essays calling for freedom of speech and political reform.”
Tags: China, Christmas, Dissidents, Nobel prize
