A Chinese academic who penned an essay blaming the coronavirus pandemic on President Xi Jinping's authoritarianism and censorship has been released after nearly a week in detention, his friends have told AFP.
He returned home on Sunday and was well, two friends confirmed to AFP on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity. A friend of his told AFP on 6 July that a man claiming to be police called the professor's wife to say he had been arrested for allegedly soliciting prostitutes, which the friend dismissed as"ridiculous and shameless".
Arrested for blaming the coronavirus pandemic on Xi Jinping's authoritarianism and censorship.. which is factually correct. Hope the whistleblower reports pan out & the truth is finally undebatable
Fvck China
Criticism, or pro-US interference, meddling and funding? Julian Assange was arrested for telling the truth.... The US is the global issue...
So?
They probably inserted a Harkonnen-like heart plug.
Why can't Australia main stream media report some news that can save us !! Is it because bribery or threat from China government !!!? Watch this if you wanna SAVE YOURSELF!
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