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Wednesday, September 14, 2005 at 10:00 AM EDT
Exiles Sue China’s President
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Two Chinese students living in exile in the United States have filed a lawsuit against Chinese President Hu Jintao. Wang Dan was a student leader in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. Wang Juntao was labeled “The Black Hand” behind the student movement.

Both served jail terms and were exiled to the United States, only after international intervention. Their lawsuit charges Hu and the Chinese government with libel and continued persecution.

In this radio diary, Wang Juntao, or Juntao Wang as he calls himself in the United States, reflects on the future of his country and President Hu’s visit to the United States.

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Wang Juntao, 47-years old and a graduate student in political science, Columbia University. He and his colleague Wang Dan are filing a lawsuit against President Hu for 16 years of persecution.

 
 

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