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Translation: Sun Min, Brave Pioneer for Workers’ Rights

Peking University graduate Sun Min was one of the 16 student and labor activists detained by authorities across China between November 9 and 11, and as of today her whereabouts remain unknown. This most recent round of detentions is part of a state crackdown on rising labor activism by students at elite Chinese universities, led by self-described communists who espouse Marxist and Maoist principles and have devoted themselves to promoting workers’ rights. An earlier