US EditionChinese journalist Liu Hu detained in Sichuan after report scrutinising local officials
Liu Hu and assistant detained following allegations against Pujiang officials of abuse and forced demolitions, with authorities citing false accusations and illegal business operations.
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CPJ calls for release of 2 Chinese journalists held after reporting on corruption
New York, February 6, 2026—Chinese authorities must immediately release independent journalists Liu Hu and Wu Yingjiao, who were detained days after publishing a report accusing a local official of corruption, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Friday. Liu, 50, and Wu, 34, were detained on February 1, news reports said. The following day police in the southwestern city of Chengdu said the journalists were under investigation on charges…
In the midst of a wave of evictions of officials and generals accused of corruption, the Chinese authorities arrested two investigating journalists — for writing about corruption. Chinese leader Xi Jinping, after taking power in 2012, warned that corruption would mean “the end of the party and the end of the state” if not controlled. Since then, he has led a long-term campaign to eradicate what they consider to be corrupt officials and military.
Translations: Investigative Reporters Detained Over Chengdu Corruption Report
On Sunday, public security officers from Chengdu detained investigative journalist Liu Hu, as well as his colleague Wu Yingjiao, who was in Hebei at the time. The two are reportedly accused of false accusations and illegal business operations in connection with their recent work together. An article posted to WeChat by the journalism collective Aquarius Era, now censored but archived by CDT Chinese, gave details of the circumstances leading up t…
Two Chinese investigative journalists were arrested this weekend after publishing an article about alleged abuse of power by a local party secretary. The case highlights the repression of critical journalism in China.
China's security forces have reported on Wednesday that Chinese journalist Liu Hu has been arrested after publishing a series of critical reports with local authorities in Sichuan province, especially against a senior Communist Party official. Liu, 50, has been arrested along with another individual, initially identified as Wu, for engaging in "coercive and criminal measures in accordance with new legislation" and issuing "fake accusations." In …
A well-known reporter of Chengdu deprived of freedom along with one of his collaborators for having told in a post on a Chinese social media about the abuse of power of a local Communist party official who led to suicide a professor. While in Beijing the secretary of the Chinese Communist Party flaunts the "fight against corruption" to motivate the purges.
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