Environment
12.07.12

Environmentalist Liu Futang Found Guilty of “Illegal Business Activities”

 from chinadialogue

Well-known Chinese environmentalist Liu Futang has been convicted of carrying out “illegal business activities,” given a three-year suspended prison sentence, and fined 17,000 yuan.

Liu Futang,...

Caixin Media
10.19.12

Flying Splinters

Liu Futang expressed a sense of foreboding just before his recent arrest by posting a microblog entry that began, “If one day I’m invited out for tea, please don’t worry about me.”

“Drink tea” is a euphemism in China for an unwanted...