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30 July 2006

China continues to get away with it.

Published by matthew @ 08:33 | | permalink & email

I'm sure this story will soon disappear into the abyss of forgotten Chinese human rights atrocities, as so many before it has. I doubt it is barely noticed on this continent - if you have actually seen it reported on the news, I would be surprised. As these stories seem to callously receive a blind eye, it is not surprising how blatant the Chinese government is becoming. Here is what's making me so sick:

Fu Xiancai, an activist who protests the building of the Three Gorges Dam (click here for the dam's social impact and corruption inflicted upon millions), was paralyzed as a result of a severe beating received after leaving an interrogation at the Public Security Bureau. This same Security Bureau, which has a record of harassing the activist, conducted the investigation of the attack and has concluded that Mr. Fu "beat himself up."

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