许志永

Fox news (福克斯): Prominent liberal businessman arrested in China

Abstract: Police Friday detained an outspoken Chinese businessman who had called for the release of a prominent lawyer arrested as part of a crackdown on anti-corruption activists. 全文

The Economist (经济学家杂志): Humiliating the Big Vs Crackdown on activists
Abstract: venture capitalist Wang Gongquan, had just been detained. Chinese authorities are conducting a crackdown on activists online and off, and they have sent a message that wealthy businessmen are not safe. The detention appears to represent the latest in a string defining online space as a public place. Coming at the same time as the authorities try to corral Big Vs and criminalise wayward online posts, it appears China’s online public square is under siege. 全文

The Japan Times (日本时报): Activist Chinese billionaire detained
Abstract: Prominent businessman is one of a small band of nation’s entrepreneurs pushing political reform. Business leaders and activists said the detention of someone as respected as Wang will send a chill throughout their ranks. 全文