BBC News report that Sun Wenguang, a 75 year old retired physics professor who has been imprisoned before for criticising communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong, is hospitalized after a brutal beating at Tiananmen cementery. He was there paying respect to late communist leader Zhao Ziyang, who was purged for supporting the 1989 Tiananmen protests, which is still considered taboo in China.
Every year, Mr. Sun visits the grave. 2009 marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown and Shandong University (where Mr. Sun use to teach) and the police had warned him not to go this year. He said he had suffered three broken ribs and injuries to his hands and legs in the attack
"Five minutes after I went in, five strong men suddenly appeared. They punched and kicked me until I fell to the ground and could not move any more. I'm 75 years old, you know," he said.
All I can say is, China is nuts. They say they commit themselves to be a society that puts their people first. So what I don't get is why the continous punishment to their people and why they would use a 75 year old man as an example. So sad. This is why people think you are crazy and backwards.
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