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China arrests democracy activist Wang Dan faces long sentence
A former Chinese student leader and active democracy campaigner, Wang Dan, has been charged with plotting to overthrow the government. If convicted, he could face at least 10 years in prison, mirroring the fate of Wei Jingsheng, now serving 14 years. Wang was a Beijing University student and was once top on the government’s most-wanted list after the 1989 Tiananmen protests.
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