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China: Presidential responsibility

Categories: East Asia, China, Digital Activism, Freedom of Speech, Governance, Ideas, International Relations, Protest

Lisa at The Paper Tiger posts on the lack of progress in imprisoned blogger Hao Wu's case [1] and shifts her gaze towards Chinese president Hu Jintao:

“President Hu will be visiting the United States from April 18th through the 21st. Originally the hope was that he would consider releasing Wu Hao [2]as a gesture of good-will in advance of that visit. Obviously this hasn't happened. Whether this is because Hao's detention is especially sensitive or because it simply hasn't been brought to Hu Jintao's attention is impossible to say. But now is the time to try and get some publicity for Hao.”