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Livestock Entrepreneur in China Sentenced to 18 Years in Jail

08/02/2021

Entrepreneur and empoyer, Sun Dawu was sentenced to 18 years in jail for crimes involving criticism of President Xi Jin Ping and allegedly being responsible for a mass protest against local government.  The catch-all crime of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” is frequently employed to silence critics of the Communist party and central government.


Sun Dawiu

 

Sun was the president of a conglomerate in the Province of Hebei involved in poultry and hog processing and ownership of hospitals and recreational facilities.

 

Among many concerns expressed by Sun included attempts to cover up the extent of African swine fever in 2019 and suppression of human rights.  According to the People’s Court of Gaobeidian City in Hebei Province, Sun was guilty of “assembling a crowd that attacked a state tax agency, obstructing government workers from performing duties and sabotaging production and operations.”

 

Dissent even by billionaires is not tolerated in China. 


 
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