So now, in China, as of this past December, there is a "Charter 08." Inspired by Charter 77. Mainstream media hasn't really said a whole lot about it even though U.S. has been in support and the international response has been positive. If you haven't heard about it, check it out. This is big news, and I wish there were even more about it out there than there already is. I'm actually confused about why we college hipsters aren't rallying behind China's active netizens, why we aren't getting a hold of this thing to sign it ourselves.
A ton of dissident signatories were arrested upon its release, and an ulterior-motived internet "porn-crackdown" followed close behind as an excuse to wipe out websites and keep track of underground movements. Wikipedia it.
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It is a heroic open cyber-letter, and I'm inspired by its truth. Brings me back to my days (as in last year, by random library coincidence) obsessing over Havel's 'The Power of The Powerless."
Perry Link's translation in The New York Review of Books explains and divulges its contents. KMP
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