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...Wei belonged to the first generation of the pro-democracy movement which came into prominence in 1978. Wei was first sentenced to 15 years in prison...
...After Wei's release in 1993--mere days before a committee was to decide on Beijing's bid to host the 2000 Olympics--Wei again ran into trouble, this time for speaking with the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Human Rights...
...Wei was sentenced to another 14 years of prison...
After the two prepared questions, Vogel unexpectedly asked the audience for a question. Philip J. Cunningham, a Nieman Fellow at Harvard, immediately shouted out to be recognized. Vogel ignored Cunningham, a reporter for The Japan Times, as he continued shouting "What about Wei Jingsheng?" (please see related story...
Cunningham was the last reporter to interview Wei before he was arrested...