Audra Ang: China Keeps Close Watch on Dissidents

From AP, via Yahoo! News:

China kept a close eye on dissidents Sunday, a sign of the government’s unease over potentially widespread mourning over the death of ousted Communist Party leader Zhao Ziyang, who fell from power for sympathizing with pro-democracy demonstrators in 1989.

Zhao, who died Jan. 17, was cremated Saturday at the main burial site for revolutionary heroes after a tightly controlled memorial service ” below a state funeral in status ” where only guests approved by the government were allowed.

Activists were banned from attending the service and were watched over by security agents guarding their homes and tapping their telephones.