Government Frees Detained Dissident

A man who challenged the Communist Party during President Clinton’s visit to China was freed from prison, dissidents in exile said. Lin Hui was released from a detention center in the eastern city of Hangzhou, said Wang Bingzhang, spokesman of the U.S.-based Chinese Democracy and Justice Party. Lin was one of at least a dozen people detained in China’s most concerted crackdown on dissidents in years. All but one, Wang Youcai, have been released. Police began the sweep July 10, a week after Clinton wrapped up a nine-day tour of China.