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Members of the Harvard community agitating for the release of Yang Jianli, a recent Harvard doctoral graduate held by the Chinese government since April 26, finally received information related to the imprisoned dissident last week...
...Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the U.S. embassy that notice of Yang’s arrest will be issued to his family soon, although they did not say when that will be. The ministry also disclosed that Yang is being held in the Beijing City Public Security Bureau Detention House...
...Yang, who was banned from China following his involvement with the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square, was detained 10 days after he entered China on a borrowed passport. He reentered China to observe the recent labor unrest that had erupted after millions of workers were laid off in the northeast area of the country...
...Yang, who is so far only under investigation, will most likely be charged for crossing the Chinese border illegally, according to a statement issued by the U.S. State Department on July...
Because this charge is less serious than conspiracy against the government and because his case has generated great concern in the U.S., Yang could be released within the next few months, according to former Harvard Law School Professor Jerome A. Cohen. Cohen is an expert on the Chinese legal system and serves as legal adviser to Yang’s wife...