Wang Xiaoning
Wang Xiaoning ( Chinese 王小宁 , Pinyin Wáng Xiǎoníng ; born January 7, 1950 in Shenyang ) is a Chinese engineer and dissident .
Wang Xiaoning published texts in Yahoo forums in 2000 and 2001 , in which he advocated democratic reforms and the end of one-party rule in China . In September 2002, he was arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison. His case attracted international attention as Yahoo provided crucial information to the Chinese authorities, as they did when Shi Tao was arrested .
On April 18, 2007, Xiaoning's wife, Yu Ling, tried Yahoo in a San Francisco court for human rights abuses.
Web links
- Justus Krüger: “Too much advance obedience on the Internet” , Berliner Zeitung , October 6, 2008.
- "Suit by wife of Chinese activist" , San Francisco Chronicle , April 19 of 2007.
- WANG Xiaoning at the Writers in Prison Committee - Independent Chinese PEN Center (ICPC)
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| SURNAME | Wang Xiaoning |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | 王小宁 (Chinese); Wáng Xiǎoníng (Pinyin) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese engineer and dissident |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Shenyang |