Chinese Internet writer sentenced to 12 years

Yang Tianshui receives one of China's heaviest prison terms for a Net writer in recent years for "subversion of state power."

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Perfect Example of Why we should drop China from GAT

China's oppressive government doesn't believe in really any form of free speech. It's concept of personal property rights is warped at best, and its belief in protecting the property rights of any other country (think IP theft, piracy) is non-existant.

This is a country that needs without question to be dropped from GAT, the G8, and put back on a most unfavored nation status. How the hell the USA has been so stupid as to allow the Chinese to massively export to the US markets is hard to fathom.

[sneezy--2008]

Can't fathom your thinking

USA is not stupid in allowing its companies to set up shop in China. Its good business.
If the American public really cared why don't they boycott all merchandise made in China?
I don't think so, we are too materialistic and selfish to care where the merchandise comes from as long as its cheap.

Take inventory in your own house and see where all the stuff has come from.

[Jim Hubbard]

Boycott Yahoo for 12 years.....

It is only fitting that we place the same punishment on the company that gave up this internet writer to the Chinese government for exercising his rights to speak his mind about his situation and his government.

This is not the first time that Yahoo has given up people to anti-democratic governments. It is the 4th time (that we know of).

My personal 12 year boycott of all things remotely related to Yahoo begins today.

Join me and help protect freedom of speech on the internet.

[crasch48]

i have boycotted yahoo already

i have boycotted yahoo already. they have proved themselve worthy of this befor about time others started acting!!