Chen Shuqing @shuqing8964 (born September 26, 1965) is a freelance writer, human rights activist, and a leading member of the China Democracy Party’s Zhejiang and national preparatory committees.
He participated in the 1986 Zhejiang student movement and the 1989 Tiananmen protests. In 1998, he joined the China Democracy Party; he was arrested in 1999 for organizing party activities and sentenced again in 2007 for publishing dissenting articles.
In 2014, Chen was detained on charges of “subverting state power” and, in 2016, sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison, with four years’ deprivation of political rights. He was released on March 10, 2025, after serving his full term.
Unyielding in prison and steadfast in his beliefs, Chen is recognized as a resolute figure in China’s pro-democracy and human rights movement.
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