Chicoms Sentence Dissident to 3 ½ Years

J.J. Jackson* | April 5, 2008

Filed Under China, Foreign Countries, Liberals

Recently whenever we post an entry critical of the Chinese Communists we always get several attempts by apologists for the tyrants to comment claim that it is all “western media bias”. So to continue to poke the apologists with a big stick I thought I would present this story:

A Chinese court Thursday sentenced an outspoken human rights advocate to three and a half years in prison after ruling that his critical essays and comments about Communist Party rule amounted to inciting subversion, his lawyer said.

The conviction of Hu Jia, 34, quickly brought outside criticism of China at a time when the government is already facing international concern over its handling of the Tibetan crisis. Hu’s case has been followed closely, especially in Europe, and critics say his conviction is part of a government crackdown to silence dissidents before Beijing plays host to the Olympics in August.

Diane Sovereign, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, described the U.S. government’s reaction to the verdict as “dismayed.”

“Mr. Hu has consistently worked within China’s legal system to protect the rights of his fellow citizens,” Sovereign said. “These types of activities support China’s efforts to institute the rule of law and should be applauded, not suppressed or punished.”

Note, it’s not that Mr. Hu lied. He’s simply being punished because he went outside of the official talking points of how wonderful China is. America could certainly become like this too so think about that before you potentially vote for someone this fall who, for all intents and purposes, has many of the same ideas as the Chicoms.

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