On 15 February 2020, the 2nd arrests began with Xu Zhiyong being secretly captured in Guangzhou; then Li Qiaochu was taken away by Beijing polices. Both entered missing status. The families, friends and other enquiried the local authorities received : ‘I have nothing to say’.
Two terms to summarise the stage 2 [what happened to them]:
‘Secret’ - the Power can arbitrarily deprive citizens’ rights based on ‘state secrets’ anytime;
‘Fighting of Love’ - they stood firmly by the side of their loved ones, and each of them took their own road of protests.
We continue with:
February 4, 2020, Xu Zhiyong, in hiding, publicly asked CCP Ruler Xi to step down, for his inability to Govern China.
On Valentine's Day, Li Qiaochu posted about women's love and struggle. It was also her last post before she and Xu were arrested
For Liu Jiacai and Zhang Zhongshun, who were under the pretext of ‘state secrets’, their basic right to live may be in danger. Li Qiaochu and Chang Weiping, who were released, cannot live in fear during their political rights deprivation period……
Wishing everyone peace in the New Year! We present, in particular, the 2025 wish lists of the citizens arrested in the 12.26 Case.
For Ding Jiaxi and Xu Zhiyong, who are serving long sentences and continue to fight for their rights in prison, please follow and support them!
We continue to tell the story: Chang Weiping was released on bail after illegal detention; the citizens who were forced to exile posted articles expressing encouragement to the suffering families of those involved in the 12.26 Citizens' Case: “There is no fear in love”.
We continue the Story: a citizens' gathering led to the illegal detention of 5 citizens. A dozen citizens and their families were illegally summoned. 5 citizens were forced in exile from their homeland, while courageously expressing citizens' voices under harsh circumstances.
From today onwards, we will publish the Second Part of the 5th Anniversary Review [What Happened to Them], briefly reviewing the timeline of the Case, and now we are going to talk about the First Stage.
See below for details: