China Detains Internet Essayist for Subversion

romcabrera writes: "Reuters reports that 'Chinese authorities have detained a civil servant, whose essays are banned by Beijing on the Internet, on charges of subversion'. According to the article, China has created a special Internet Police Force which 'blocks some foreign sites and shuts down domestic sites posting politically incorrect fare'."

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Re:These guys mean business...

[Stargoat]

They're upfront about censorship? BS. There are news blackouts on almost everything for the common person. Remember that 600K person march in Hong Kong a few months ago? Average Chinese had no idea it took place. They think their government tells them all the news that's fit to print. They believe the lies about Tibet, the lies about religion, the lies about Taiwan, because no one tells them different.

As for supression, see how you like when you are up late at night, worry how your family is because you may or may not have been caught bringing a Bible through customs.

Or maybe that this guy might disappear and his family never know under other circumstances. Or the fact that Chinese detains American citizens of Chinese descent when they go to China after writing such things?

Then, asses like Hu claim that it is the good for the Democracy in China. When someone claims otherwise, the Chinese either kick them out of China, declare colonial racism, or simple beat the poor bastard up.

Or the news blackouts over SARS. Arresting doctors who spoke out about it? Let alone the nukes pointed at Taiwan, or the loss of submarines, or coal mining disasters. This attitude is killing people!!!