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Foxconn Jump Survivor on Detained Activist

Last week, it was reported that labor activist Wei Zhili was detained in Guangdong and reportedly taken into custody to be “educated” against “disturbing public order.” Wei’s is the latest detention in an ongoing crackdown on civil society activism and workers’ rights advocacy. Wei’s wife, feminist activist Zheng Churan (also known by her pen name Datu 大兔, literally “Big Rabbit”) shared an essay from a former