China detains H.K. publisher due to release dissident's book

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China detains H.K. publisher due to release dissident's book

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/china-detains-h-k-publisher-due-release-dissident-072149635.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5KNpi5MwxLiXmgeMWVSAtQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/afp.com/085ca41ebc1397ffe1733f4f3b340e2596893868.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="A Hong Kong publisher, who was due to release a dissident's book about Chinese President Xi Jinping (shown here in November 2013 in Beijing), has been detained in China for almost three months, a report says" align="left" title="A Hong Kong publisher, who was due to release a dissident's book about Chinese President Xi Jinping (shown here in November 2013 in Beijing), has been detained in China for almost three months, a report says" border="0" /></a>A Hong Kong publisher, who was due to release a dissident's book about Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been detained in China for almost three months, a report said Tuesday. Yao Wentian, the 73-year-old chief editor of Morning Bell Press, was surrounded by a dozen plain-clothes security agents and detained late October after he was &quot;lured&quot; to the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, the South China Morning Post said. Citing sources close to Yao's wife, the report said Yao was being held in a detention centre and police have not disclosed the charges against him, which may include smuggling and evasion of import tariffs. Yao was working with US-based author and dissident Yu Jie to publish his book &quot;Chinese Godfather Xi Jinping&quot;.</p><br clear="all"/>

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