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Chinese Students Protest Arrest of Dissident Ding Xiaoping

by Barbara McPherson | September 20, 2009 at 09:21 am

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Chinese students stage a protest over the arrest and disappearance of Ding Xiaoping, a lecturer at a university in Beijing's suburbs. Ding Xiaoping was part of the student protest movement that saw a huge demonstration in 1989 in Tianamen Square. The authorities cleared Tianamen Square in a brutal show of force.

"Nearly a hundred university students gathered outside a Beijing district police bureau on Sunday to demand the release of a lecturer - a former leader of 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy demonstrations - who they believe is being held unfairly by authorities."Sky News

Many believe that the arrest and disappearance of Ding Xiaoping is part of an attempt to round up dissidents as the government leads up to celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

"Several activists were taken away before and during last year's Beijing Olympics as part of efforts to clear the city of dissent. Authorities commonly do such sweeps before and during sensitive periods to curb potential protests."Sky News

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Rhonda J Mangus

at 15:03 on September 20th, 2009

Thanks for this, Barb!

Rory Cripps

at 16:53 on September 20th, 2009

Thank you also Barbara! None of this is surprising, is it?

Go to bed with dog wake up with flies.

Hey Walmart: If you were capable of shame you'd be ashamed to flood the American market with slave-produced Chinese goods.

Hey United States Government: You kissed up so much to the Chinese Government, starting with Richard Nixon and Kissinger (the one-world dupe), that you now have egg fu yung all over your face. It's been going on forty years since the "doors to China were opened". How much longer do you think it will take before members of the Chinese government start acting like human beings? My guess is that they'll never act like human beings. and they'll continue to do the same old same old. BTW: How much is the United States in debt to the Chinese government nowadays? I bet it's a lot! And people wonder why I have no faith in the U.S. government. HA!

li jacob (not verified)

at 16:41 on September 21st, 2009

Believe me，he is not a Dissident,he is a insane man. if you can read chinese, you canfind some description on him.

Rory Cripps

at 02:49 on September 22nd, 2009

Yeah! Anyone in China that disagrees with their government is insane! Only the Chinese government is sane and all citizens need to be checked periodically for signs of insanity! HA!

Barbara McPherson

at 08:31 on September 22nd, 2009

Isn't this along the same lines as what happened in the dying days of Stalinism. Those who disagreed with the ruling party were declared insane and buried in insane asylums. Healthy debate keeps the rulers sane!