The Washington Post, April 7th, 1999
The visit to the United States by Chinese Prime Minister Zhu Rongji is an important opportunity to raise the case of my father, Xu Wenli, and other imprisoned members of the China Democracy Party, including Wang Youzai and Qing Yongmin. In 1981 my father was sentenced to 15 years in prison for publishing a newsletter and advocating free speech as a leading member of China's pro-democracy movement. He was charged with "counter-revolution," a crime that no longer exists in Chinese law. In 1993 he was released but kept under virtual house arrest. In November 1998 my father peacefully organized th...
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