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China Releases 3 ‘Cyber Dissidents’

source: New York Times | Dec 01, 03 | submitted by Rik Logtenberg

Bejing - The Chinese government released today three jailed "cyber dissidents." Among the three was a young college student nicknamed "Stainless Steel Mouse," whose arrest a year ago had brought international condemnation, a Hong Kong human rights group said.

The release of the college student, Liu Di, 23, and two other dissidents comes as Prime Minister Wen Jiabao is preparing to visit the United States in just over a week. The Chinese government has often released high-profile dissidents in advance of such trips.

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