China's Focus Issues

Author: Yang Xiaosheng
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The case of Li Zhen shocked the nation. This secretary, who claimed to be the "secretary of Hebei, possessed power and influence greater than his position, fiercely resisted in prison for 108 days, offering endless excuses and refusing to confess. But on the 109th day, he submitted with full surrender. Why? The case of Li Zhen shocked the nation. This secretary, who claimed to be the "secretary of Hebei, possessed power and influence greater than his position, fiercely resisted in prison for 108 days, offering endless excuses and refusing to confess. But on the 109th day, he submitted with full surrender. Why? It is not alarmist. Whether the case described in this article can attract public and relevant authorities' attention is directly related to the life and death of the protagonist, Tang Weijun. He felt too suffering and exhausted, with no hope left. To fight for the right to survive—the right of a farmer to till the land—he traveled from the remote county of Heilongjiang to the capital Beijing for five years, only to achieve nothing. His eyes were filled with despair. Now, he pleads for public opinion's appeal and support. If the indifference, evasiveness, lies, and piles of ineffective official documents he awaits are still the same, he has decided that one day, after distributing 100 complaints, he will commit suicide by self-castration in front of the headquarters of the Heilongjiang Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China, located on Huayuan Street in Harbin. (Special Declaration: All facts stated in this article are legally responsible for Tang Weijun, his?, and the author.)