Hu Jintao takes personal charge of fight against Charter 08
On December 10, the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, more than 300 Chinese intellectuals and human rights activists published Charter 08, calling for an independent legal system, freedom of association and the end of one-party rule. It is a detailed and carefully drafted document, released at a time when Beijing’s leaders a…
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