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China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet | Essentials

China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet

Ai Weiwei Held in China
Ai Weiwei Held in China by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
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Excerpt:

BEIJING Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who has been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress. Chinese authorities have been especially sensitive to any perceived dissent about the party meeting, which closed last week after ushering in a new generation of leaders. Ahead of the event, police sent activists out of Beijing and rounded up the hundreds of people who tried to draw the attention of central authorities to their grievances against local governments. Zhai Xiaobing's Nov. 5 tweet suggested the next movie in the "Final Destination" horror franchise would be about the Great Hall of the People collapsing on party delegates. The tweet said, "An earthshaking debut will be seen at the global premiere on Nov. 8!" The weeklong congress began Nov. 8.

People:

Zhai

Overall Sentiment: -0.132686

Relevance: 0.978578

Liu

Overall Sentiment: 0.0838544

Relevance: 0.348521

SentimentQuote
0.101942"I was very shocked when I realized what happened to him. I've consulted a few lawyers and I feel that it's clear his Twitter joke does not amount to spreading terrorist information," Liu said. ...
0.0395649"I was very shocked when I realized what happened to him. I've consulted a few lawyers and I feel that it's clear his Twitter joke does not amount to spreading terrorist information," Liu said. "It's just preposterous."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 2
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.1415069
  • Mean: 0.07075345
  • Standard Deviation: 1.7320508075689

Liu Yanping

Overall Sentiment: -0.141105

Relevance: 0.223871

Wen Yunchao

Overall Sentiment: 0.610405

Relevance: 0.175817

Maya Wang

Overall Sentiment: 0.332438

Relevance: 0.161886

SentimentQuote
0.0180266"The new leadership has two choices: continue down the path of criminal prosecution to signal that they are unwilling to change, or release Zhai to show goodwill that it is responding to popular demands for greater freedom," said Maya Wang, ...
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: 0.0180266
  • Mean: 0.0180266
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

Sun

Overall Sentiment: 0.0333225

Relevance: 0.153137

SentimentQuote
-0.0771743Sun, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that Zhai was being investigated for "spreading terrorist information."
Sentiment Stats:
  • Number of Quotes: 1
  • Aggregate Sentiment: -0.0771743
  • Mean: -0.0771743
  • Standard Deviation: 1.4142135623731

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Additional Info:

City: Beijing

Overall Sentiment: -0.0687952

Relevance: 0.465723

Company: Twitter

Overall Sentiment: 0.271304

Relevance: 0.314925

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