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A Chinese court sentenced writer Li Tie to 10 years in prison for subversion on Wednesday after he wrote essays urging people to defend their rights, according to a relative. From Reuters: The court in Wuhan in central China tried Li Tie in April last year but only declared him guilty on Tuesday of “subversion of state power ,” the relative , who declined to be named for fear of retribution,