Family of Chinese pro-democracy activist held in secret detention calls for his release


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Ding Jiaxi, a leader in the pro-democracy China Citizens Movement, believed it was possible to work inside China to convince people to push back against the government. But in December, as he was having dinner at a friend’s home, authorities burst in and arrested him and the others there. “I didn't know how to react. Somehow, I think we kind of knew that with what he was doing, that something like this was going to happen at some point.” Caroline Ding, daughter of Ding Jiaxi “I didn't know how to react,” said Ding Jiaxi’ s 18-year-old daughter, Caroline Ding, who...