Sunday, May 27, 2012

Who Does China Fear More Than Chen Guangcheng?




Blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng made headlines when he fled to the US Embassy last month, and again when he arrived in New York last weekend.
But as harsh as the treatment Chen faced under unofficial house arrest—and it was indeed harsh—many prominent Chinese dissidents face an even more severe situation.
In the case of lawyer Gao Zhisheng, it’s because he got involved in the most politically sensitive issue of all…