On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu's immediate release!
What happened to Hao?
Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary.
Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing's Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him.
The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being.
More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker.
Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China's capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc.
Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992.
Hao the Blogger.
Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as "Beijing Loafer" on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers' network hosted at Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao's contributions aimed to bring citizens' online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world.
Why didn't we speak out about his detention earlier?
Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful.
For more information…
Hao's family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. We have set up a website dedicated to Hao's release at: www.freehaowu.org. It will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao's situation.
All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com.
Another evidence on how intolerant and un-democratic the Chinese government is!
~~~Free Dissidents in China Now~~~
Please, get an education. You probably don’t even speak Chinese, why you are so sure you know what’s going on in China? I guess every western media is telling you about the Chinese “evil” government and you believed it, even though you might not even believe what your government telling you about your own government. You are entitled to your opinion, but when you have an opinion about something you have no idea, you are making fool of yourself.
By the way, trash like Wu Hao should have been detained earlier.
[…] Hao Wu 21 March 2006 Seen in China, Distractions Free Hao Wu is a website updating the world about Hao Wu, a filmmaker and blogger who has been detained by theChinese authorities. Quite unsurprisingly, the site already is blocked (extra strength! Anonymous proxies don’t seem to be able to get through) in China. […]
Excuse me, I do speak Chinese, lived there for 9 years and I believe I do know what’s going on in China. Hao’s detention is a despicable act. Many Chinese people living in China agree with this.
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que la que Hua Wao trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao de colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) puede estar mermando sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hua Wao trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao de colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) puede estar mermando sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hua Wao trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao de colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda estar mermando sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hua Wao trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao a colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda originar represalias por parte de ésta que mermen sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes de los que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hua Wao trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao a colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda originar represalias por parte de ésta que mermen sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes de los que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hao Wu trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hua Wao a colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que Hua Wao facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda originar represalias por parte de ésta que mermen sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición ésta a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes de los que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hao Wu trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hao a colaborar con la policía (se especula que su detención se ha producido para que facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda originar represalias por parte de ésta que mermen sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición esta última a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao Wu permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
[…] Shanghai express Recientemente escribí una entrada elogiando el blog Beijing or Bust. Desde que lo leí por primera vez me pareció uno de los más interesantes de los que, escritos en inglés, se publican en internet sobre China. Hoy me entero, vía Pecking Duck y para mi pesar, de que su autor, Hao Wu, fue detenido por miembros del Bureau de la Seguridad del Estado el 22 de febrero de este año, se desconoce bajo qué cargos. Sus compañeros de la red Gobal Voices, para la que Hao Wu trabajaba como editor del Noreste de Asia, han publicado esta web para dar a conocer la detención (hasta ahora sus familiares y amigos habían preferido no dar publicidad a ese hecho con la esperanza de que de esa forma la liberación de Hao se produciría antes) preocupados como están de que la negativa de Hao a colaborar con la policía (se especula con que su detención se ha producido para que facilite los nombres de los miembros de una iglesia clandestina sobre la que estaba haciendo un documental) pueda originar represalias por parte de ésta que mermen sus facultades físicas y psíquicas y para pedir su liberación. Petición esta última a la que me uno, de ahí que, siquiera como muestra de solidaridad, el retrato de Hao Wu permanecerá unido a este blog hasta que se produzca su liberación. Como quiera que, según me dijo Yun, Shangahai express es accesible en estos momentos en China, copio y pego aquí el texto de la web Free Hao Wu (actualmente bloqueada en China) por si algún lector de la China continental quiere conocer más del asunto We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release! What happened to Hao? Hao Wu (Chinese name: 吴皓), a Chinese documentary filmmaker who lived in the U.S. between 1992 and 2004, was detained by the Beijing division of China’s State Security Bureau on the afternoon of Wednesday, Febuary 22, 2006. On that afternoon, Hao had met in Beijing with a congregation of a Christian church not recognized by the Chinese government, as part of the filming of his next documentary. Hao had also been in phone contact with Gao Zhisheng, a lawyer specializing in human rights cases. Gao confirmed to one of Hao’s friends that the two had been in phone contact and planned to meet on Feb. 22, but that their meeting never took place after Gao advised against it. On Friday, Feb. 24, Hao’s editing equipment and several videotapes were removed from the apartment where he had been staying. Hao has been in touch his family since Feb. 22, but judging from the tone of the conversations, he wasn’t able to speak freely. One of Hao’s friends has been interrogated twice since his detention. Beijing’s Public Security Bureau (the police) has confirmed that Hao has been detained, but have declined to specify the charges against him. The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being. More about Hao: From Scientist to Computer Guy to Filmmaker. Hao began his filmmaking career in 2004, when he gave up his job as a senior product manager at Atlanta-based Earthlink Inc. and returned to China to film Beijing or Bust, a collage of interviews with U.S.-born ethnic Chinese who now live in China’s capital city. Before working for Earthlink, Hao worked as a product manager for Internet portal Excite from 2000 to 2001 in Redwood City, CA Before that, Hao had also worked as a strategic planning and product development director for Merchant Internet Group, an intern for American Express Co. and a molecular biologist with UCB Research Inc. Hao earned an MBA degree from University of Michigan Business School in May 2000 and a Master of Science in molecular and cell biology in July, 1995 from Brandeis University, where he was awarded a full merit-based scholarship. Before studying in the U.S., Hao earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from the China University of Science and Technology in Hefei, Anhui province in June, 1992. Hao the Blogger. Hao has also been an active blogger, writing as “Beijing Loafer” on his personal blog, Beijing or Bust, named after his film. Due to Chinese government internet blocking of his blog hosting service Blogger.com, he also has a mirror version of the site on MSN Spaces. In early February Hao began contributing as Northeast Asia Editor to Global Voices Online, an international bloggers’ network hosted at Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society. Writing under the pen name Tian Yi, Hao’s contributions aimed to bring citizens’ online voices from China and the rest of North East Asia to readers in the English-speaking world. Why didn’t we speak out about his detention earlier? Hao’s family and friends in China have deflected questions about his detention for the past month, as authorities in contact with people close to Hao have urged them not to publicize the case. There had been hope that his detention was only for a short period of time, in which case publicity would not have been helpful. For more information… Hao’s family and friends inside China do not want to be interviewed directly by the media at this time, and thus we will not provide journalists with their contact information. This website will be updated regularly with new information that emerges about Hao’s situation. All further queries can be e-mailed to: freehaowu@gmail.com. […]
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The reason for Hao’s detention is unknown. One of the possibilities is that the authorities who detained Hao want to use him and his video footage to prosecute members of China’s underground Churches. Hao is an extremely principled individual, who his friends and family believe will resist such a plan. Therefore, we are very concerned about his mental and physical well-being.
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Because of the ecomonic growth China is going through and the subsequent international media attention graviating around it, is easy to forget they are still a communist country after all. A country were poeple who express their opinion run the risk of being abducted or disappear.
Of course, it is not the country or its people. It is the government and the communist party. Sad to be reminded that this great country is still led by a bunch of retrogrades. Confucius must feel embarrassed…
I am a good friend of Hao from the University of Michigan. Myself and all of his friends hope he is OK and we are proud of him.
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Free my colleague: Hao Wu detained without charge…
On March 22nd it will be one month since filmmaker and Global Voices Northeast Asia Editor Hao Wu was detained without charge. We appeal to the Chinese government for Hao Wu’s immediate release!
[By Rebecca MacKinnon]
What happened to Hao?
Hao Wu (Ch…