Representative Christopher H. Smith, Chair
Senator Jeff Merkley, Cochair
China Grants Clemency to Labor Leader Chen Gang and Journalist Wu Shishen
November 22, 2004
The Dui Hua Foundation has released information about the recent release of Chen Gang, a worker from Xiangtang, Hunan, and the propsective release next year of Wu Shishen, a former Xinhua domestic news editor. Both prisoners have long been the focus of advocacy efforts by human rights groups and foreign governments, including the U.S. government.