China Reduces Imprisoned Scholar’s Sentence, Raising Hopes of Early Parole

The Chronicle: China Reduces Imprisoned Scholar’s Sentence, Raising Hopes of Early Parole

A Chinese court has approved a nine-month reduction in the sentence for a Western-educated academic convicted of stealing state secrets, a human-rights foundation announced on Tuesday. Xu Zerong, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison in 2001, could have his eligibility for parole considered as early as December.

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