Thousands Protest Crackdown in China
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of protesters marched to the headquarters of the New China News Agency, Beijing’s unofficial diplomatic mission in Hong Kong, to demand that China release democracy activist Wang Dan and other jailed Chinese dissidents. Organizers said more than 3,000 protesters joined the noisy rally in the British colony, showing no concern that they might attract China’s anger after the territory of 6 million people reverts to China next year.
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