China: Lawyer linked to "disappeared" artist Ai Weiwei resurfaces after detention

Liu Xiaoyuan, the human rights lawyer associated with the recently-"disappeared" artist Ai Weiwei, today tweeted that he is back in Beijing. The attorney had gone missing for the five previous days. "He told the Guardian he was fine but did not want to give any more details of what had happened." Ai Weiwei remains missing.

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When the fuck are we gonna wake up! We need to stop buying products made in this fucking country, and show the Chinese Govt. this is not acceptable. All the companies in America that develop products, but have them made in China really need to rethink this. How much more would an ipad cost if made in the U.S. or at least in some other country that does not treat it’s dissidents this way.