Wednesday, December 26, 2012

China Detains Man for Twitter Joke on Party Meet | Redux

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China Detains Man for Twitter Joke on Party Meet

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The tweet said, "An earthshaking debut will be seen at the global premiere on Nov. 8!" which is when the weeklong congress began. A Beijing police officer who would only give his surname, Sun, said Wednesday that Zhai was being investigated for "spreading terrorist information." Zhai's supporters call the allegation absurd. More than 400 people have signed an online petition urging authorities to release him.

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Zhai

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Organization: congress

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Company: Sun

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City: Beijing

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