Showing its true colors again this week, the Chinese Communist Party condemned its first citizen journalist to hardship, for reporting the truth about the COVID-19 explosion in Wuhan.
Zhang Zhan, a former lawyer who traveled to Wuhan in February, was sentenced to four years in prison after being found guilty of “disputing disputes and causing problems” with his reports.
It is a clearly ridiculous and vague but typical accusation that the Communist Party uses to silence critics.
Zhang simply reported what he saw, sharing videos of crowded hospitals and people worried about his income. But he also criticized the government, which is an invitation to trouble.
“The way the government manages this city has just been intimidation and threats,” Zhang reported. “This is really the tragedy of this country.”
Chen Jiangang, a Chinese human rights lawyer who fled to America last year, said Zhang’s sentence is evidence that the CCP believes that in order to stay in power, it must adhere to his false coronavirus narrative.
“Every time the Chinese Communist Party thinks of a case as a politician, what they use is suppression. Extremely cruel suppression, “he said.” What was Zhang Zhan’s crime? He went to Wuhan, saw some things and talked about it. That’s it. “
Zhang, who has been detained since May, is on hunger strike and her health is declining. His challenge could end up costing Zhang his life.
Meanwhile, China has also tried 12 fugitives for trying to flee the mainland, sparking outrage at the US embassy demanding its immediate release: “Communist China will not stop at anything to prevent its people seek freedom elsewhere “. statement.
We hope Joe Biden takes note.