{"id":211073,"date":"2018-12-21T16:12:42","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T00:12:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=211073"},"modified":"2018-12-24T15:51:47","modified_gmt":"2018-12-24T23:51:47","slug":"translation-monitoring-and-harassment-of-renda-workers-rights-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2018\/12\/translation-monitoring-and-harassment-of-renda-workers-rights-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Translation: Harassment of Workers’ Rights Group"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of a crackdown on student and labor activism,<\/span> dozens of students and graduates of elite Chinese universities<\/span><\/a> have since August \u201c<\/span>been<\/span><\/a> disappeared,\u201d some <\/span>\u201ckidnapped\u201d from public university campuses<\/span><\/a>. Many of those detained in August and November roundups were Marxist activists\u2013like<\/span> Yue Xin<\/span><\/a> and<\/span> Sun Min<\/span><\/a>, both<\/span> Peking University<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(PKU)\u00a0graduates\u2013who had been actively supporting workers to establish an independent trade union in Shenzhen. In addition to several pieces by<\/a> or about Yue<\/a> and Sun<\/a>, CDT has previously translated PKU student<\/span> Feng Junjie\u2019s account of being beaten by thugs on campus<\/span><\/a> during a November 9 episode, and also a classmate’s recounting of the earlier<\/span> disappearance of PKU medical student Jia Shijie<\/span><\/a> and the university’s efforts to deflect student inquiry into their classmate’s whereabouts. Students at Renmin University have also been punished by university administration for their support of the workers rights movement<\/a>, leading<\/span> Cornell University to cancel two exchange programs<\/span><\/a> with the Chinese institution out of concern.<\/span><\/p>\n

CDT has now translated an<\/span> account of the harassment and surveillance of members of Renmin University’s Xinguang Association<\/strong><\/a>, a student public interest group devoted to workers rights.<\/span><\/p>\n

Monitor, Isolate, Slander\u2026 I want to relate to you the bitter experience of Renmin University\u2019s Xinguang Association. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

December. Winter has arrived, and the semester is about to come to an unexpected end. <\/span><\/p>\n

This winter is making the students of Xinguang Common People\u2019s Development Association even colder than usual. Because we do service activities for workers, and because we care about the legitimate rights and interests of workers, we have, for the past two months, experienced anguish that normal students couldn\u2019t bear. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDon\u2019t give tickets for future performances to Xinguang members!\u201d Teacher Li Peng, secretary of the Youth League Committee, said at a meeting of the school art troupe. Later I recalled this sentence over and over, finding it difficult to imagine Teacher Li\u2019s appearance as s(he) uttered it. Originally, I thought it was just the teacher\u2019s unintentional mistake, and didn\u2019t worry about it. But I didn\u2019t expect that our hopes for a more beautiful world were too high. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cPay close attention to his whereabouts. Report every move to me.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know what sort of tone to use for telling this story: \u201cXiang Junwei and a middle-aged undesirable in his early thirties were seen walking together. Check it out.\u201d That was the order one day, given to the roommate of a long-time member of Xinguang, student Xiang Junwei. The order came suddenly from Li Peijie, Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee. Li showed a photo to the roommate. It was Junwei and another man walking side by side on campus, the view from behind. This photo had been taken by Li Jing, Deputy Secretary of the Communist Youth League Committee. The feeling seemed to be that \u201cvigilance\u201d was called for, that it was \u201cvital\u201d for this roommate to check things out, and determine whether or not they were dealing with an \u201cunstable element that could disturb society.\u201d Junwei\u2019s roommate discovered, bitterly, that the man in the photo, the so-called \u201cundesirable,\u201d was none other than himself. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This montage-style, fantastical plot has played out blatantly on campus. Behind the scenes, Xinguang members have been suffering the \u201cglorious\u201d treatment of surveillance for a long time. Xinguang students have discovered many eyes on their every move. Their teachers can find out where on campus they are at any time. <\/span>One leader said: Behind the back of every Xinguang student there is a \u201ctask force\u201d composed of teachers and students. Their main mission is surveillance. Lots of manpower is spent monitoring,<\/strong> surveilling our locations, our activities. People are even directly sent out to track us.<\/strong> \u00a0This explains how teachers can suddenly appear in a classroom at midday, and wake up napping students for an arranged talk. It also explains why, whenever a Xinguang student exits a school gate, even just to go shopping, teachers can immediately find out, and make inquiries by phone. If the student has been out a bit long, the teacher will immediately phone the head of the student\u2019s family. \u201cYour child is not on campus. I\u2019m worried he might be doing something illegal.\u201d The parent or guardian feels her blood go cold and her hair stand on end, and itches to go to Beijing to slap her child and drag him back to school. One mother, upon receiving a teacher\u2019s call, got so worked up she said she would call the police and have them grab her child. How can we go on like this? Who\u2019ll have nervous breakdowns first, us or our parents? This type of thing shouldn\u2019t be within a teacher\u2019s scope. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Possibly because the university\u2019s surveillance cameras don\u2019t have high enough definition or enough power, they are insufficient to satisfy the leaders\u2019 need for real-time information on students\u2019 movements. Therefore, student cadres and leaders have taken up the task themselves: during the <\/span>Hundred Regiments Offensive<\/span><\/a> time of year, at the school activity office where Xinguang had a booth, people stood motionless watching the situation, taking up space in front of the booth. There were five or more student cadres and leaders keeping close watch, as if committed to standing guard to their deaths. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Other events like the Workers\u2019 Film Festival, the Xin Experience, the Literary Arts Team\u2026 are also followed constantly by students or teacher specialists. \u201cPay attention. See if Xinguang people do anything illegal.\u201d Moreover, Xinguang students\u2019 roommates have been mobilized on a large scale. They monitor the Xinguang students and report every day. A certain roommate of a Xinguang student reported being contacted by a teacher and Party Committee Deputy Secretary countless times, and it was still the beginning of the semester. All because she was the Xinguang student\u2019s roommate. Such frequent harassment is obviously disturbing for roommates. On the one hand they feel what they\u2019re doing is wrong. On the other, they\u2019re acting under coercion, and can\u2019t escape scrutiny or the daily reports they have to make. They feel they\u2019re betraying a friendship. How can someone feel good in that situation? <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cChen Kexin has the power of undesirables behind her. Stay away from her. Don\u2019t participate in any activity where she is present.\u201d <\/strong><\/p>\n

A teacher thus \u201cadmonished\u201d a new Xinguang member. That \u201cpower of undesirables\u201d had no basis in fact and there was no evidence for it. With teacher \u201cencouragement,\u201d students are already blacklisting us on WeChat, distantly isolating us.<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, this hasn\u2019t ended. There\u2019s just a Xinguang article published in-group. The Chairman and Secretary of the Party Leadership Promotion Association of the School of Economics, along with Student Union students, have in succession kicked Xinguang students out of school WeChat and QQ groups. Xiang Junwei, after seeking students to recruit, was again kicked out. Even students who helped with recruitment were kicked out. A youth association leading cadre said to longtime Xinguang members, \u201cAs long as you remain in Xinguang, you won\u2019t be dealing with the youth association.\u201d So, we have slowly come to understand that we can\u2019t make friends at this school. We can\u2019t chat with others. This is a cold, friendless winter. We can only hug ourselves, lest we \u201ccause trouble\u201d for others. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

One day about two months ago, long-time Xinguang member Chen Kexin arranged to meet a newly recruited junior member for a meal. They had a cheerful meal and got to know each other a bit. That afternoon, the new member was summoned by the school to an arranged talk. The junior member was interrogated: had the lunch with Chen Kexin occurred? Why do you want to join Xinguang? A student from another school said they wanted to come to Renmin University to communicate with Kexin. The student\u2019s school\u2019s Party Committee immediately received a phone call from Renmin University. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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WeChat conversation<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

The Renmin University side has already found out I want to interview you. They contacted my PhD advisor. [12:03 PM]<\/span><\/p>\n

Well, okay. [laughing emoji] [1:45 PM]<\/span><\/p>\n

Really, it\u2019s quite terrifying. Renmin University contacted our Party Committee and said I went and interviewed you several days ago. [1:48 PM]<\/span><\/p>\n

You guys, your WeChat is definitely being monitored. [4:37 PM]<\/span><\/p>\n

I only mentioned this matter to you guys on WeChat. On the evening of day before yesterday, our Party Secretary received Renmin University\u2019s call. [4:38 PM]<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A former Renmin University work and study mate of Kexin\u2019s landed in a logistics dispute. Kexin actively helped, feeling he could do a little something during the litigation. He cared about this man\u2019s life situation. The result was that one evening, when the man wanted to come to the university for a stroll, he never got past the gate. All the guards on duty at the gate drove him away with violent force, and even informed the police! The worker couldn\u2019t for the life of him understand. He\u2019d worked and served Renmin University for many years. Why had he been treated like this? The answer soon became obvious: The next day, someone came to investigate him. The first sentence was: How do you know Chen Kexin? Once a worker for Renmin University, but after contact with Kexin, another name added to Renmin University\u2019s blacklist. Eradicated! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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This was not the only case. Xinguang member and student Yang Shuhan had an appointment for a chat with a sanitation auntie and a new Xinguang member. They were concerned about the auntie\u2019s life, and what her recent difficulties might be. At the end of the chat, the auntie cordially invited them to her hometown to have a look, when they had time. She lived in a two-room home, tilled her own land, and ate well but cheaply. Shuhan said she was very moved, and of course it was one of those rare moments of warm feeling. The next day, the new Xinguang member was summoned by the school to an arranged talk. The auntie was threatened. If she \u201cspoke carelessly\u201d again, she would be fired. We never saw that new member again, and the auntie has misgivings about talking with us. <\/span>Warm feelings, annihilated by cold callousness. Overall, the leadership feels we disseminate a bad atmosphere. They want to isolate us. The arranged talks and threats are all in consideration of \u201cclean air.\u201d <\/strong>\u201cI have nothing to do with Xinguang.\u201d Seeing such ice-cold wording in a student\u2019s WeChat message, I inhale cold air. <\/span>Here, even breathing is wrong. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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WeChat conversation<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

[November 30 18:59]<\/p>\n

I have nothing to do with Xin Guang<\/span><\/p>\n

[November 30 19:24]<\/p>\n

??<\/p>\n

[Information sent, but other party refused to accept.]\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cYou see Xinguang as higher than the CCP. You only listen to Xinguang\u2019s words, and don\u2019t listen to the CCP\u2019s words!\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

One day in a classroom, a Xinguang student, while earnestly attending a lecture, happened to turn her head. She saw the Dean and Party Committee Secretary sitting in the back row, watching her, all smiles. She felt this was strange. Unexpectedly, when she was about to leave class, the Dean and Secretary blocked her way at the entrance: \u201cLet\u2019s have a chat!\u201d At that time, Xinguang students were enduring widespread \u201cdoor blockage\u201d-style arranged talks. One weekend, she was even awakened by a phone call from a Youth League teacher. The teacher was waiting for her on the lower floor of the dorm. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Countless arranged talks occupy more and more of Xinguang members\u2019 time. A typical chat lasts one or two hours. Sometimes, a Party secretary or student will say, \u201cYou won\u2019t be able to go until 11:30.\u201d Such coerced interactions do not leave students feeling suddenly enlightened, the problem solved and smoothed over. Instead, all the harassment becomes a puzzling mess like a tangled ball of yarn. \u201cYou see Xinguang as higher than the CCP. You only listen to Xinguang\u2019s words, and don\u2019t listen to the CCP\u2019s words!\u201d One time, after blocking a doorway, the Dean leveled such an accusation at a Xinguang student. Feeling wronged, the student disputed this, asking what proof there was, and why the Dean would say such things. The teacher said a word of justification, in passing, said he was possibly a bit biased, but later used such odious words again, going to other students and labeling each and every one of them, not considering their growing resentment and faltering hope. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Xinguang is possibly involved in illegal, discipline-breaching affairs. So, with the best of intentions, we want to remind first year students to stay away from us. One of us alone caused my university to <\/strong>sever relations with Cornell<\/strong><\/a>, forfeiting the chance for other students to go abroad with the exchange program. It\u2019s so bad that our \u201cwinter clothes donation\u201d activities, which have been conducted by all kinds of public interest organizations for many years, have been painted as exploitative of families, and possible vectors for disease. \u201cStudents who have contributed clothes turn around and demand money from their families for new clothes,\u201d a teacher said. \u201cStudents don\u2019t earn their own money. This exploitation of parents is not exactly covert, is it?\u201d This is the sort of laughable, absurd \u201cnew image\u201d in teachers\u2019 mouths during arranged talks. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

We can also understand how all kinds of distorted, biased, and even malicious rumors about students are springing up everywhere. We will not tolerate this tarnishing of Xinguang\u2019s clean face. We write articles and use H5 page, hoping to give everyone a clear picture of Xinguang. This results is Xinguang articles always getting quickly deleted. An H5 that only featured an introduction for a Xinguang event, and messages from members, was blocked for alleged violations. We wrote articles to protest this deletion. Nevertheless, the article was not approved after a thorough investigation, and the material behind the public account vanished, as if by magic. It\u2019s not only us. Any article, without exception, supporting Xinguang, or supporting workers, is deleted, and the associated public account permanently banned. It\u2019s the fate of having your voice obliterated. Based on facts, we want fair rights for Xinguang, and we\u2019re not getting that. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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WeChat notification screenshot<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Notification concerning the handling of a public account violation. November 22<\/p>\n

Notification concerning the handling of a public account violation. November 22<\/p>\n

Hello. After review, we have discovered that this public account was in violation of relevant laws and policies and of the \u201cWeChat Public Platform Service Standard\u201d. The violating content \u201c404 – A voice they don\u2019t want to hear\u201d has been deleted. Please abide by our standards. Allow us to run a healthy, green public environment. If you have any objections, you can launch an appeal.<\/p>\n

Notification concerning the handling of a public account violation. November 22<\/p>\n

Notification concerning the handling of a public account violation. November 22<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Monitor, isolate, slander, and seal off: these, and all kinds of similar covert tricks, are Renmin University officials\u2019 means to control students. Renmin University staff members, or any university staff members, if you are experiencing such a lonely and wretched plight, how can you not be resentful and angry? How can you not cry out? \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Recently there was news from Peking University. Undergraduate <\/span>Jia Shijie was suspended<\/span><\/a>\u00a0for closely following and transmitting several items about workers\u2019 rights defense news, was suspended. For being in charge of a workers and farmers association, Beijing University of Science and Technology student Zhang Dewang endured a rapid-fire question style arranged talk. If you show solicitude for workers or farmers, if you speak out for the lowest rung, if you cry out, you can lose your student status and be suspended. Or you might simply vanish. So, we don\u2019t just dread \u201csuspension.\u201d We dread \u201cvanishing\u201d! We record our experiences, and we issue our rallying cry: teachers, please stop monitoring, isolating, slandering, and blockading us. Stop using such methods to target an association that loves Renmin University ardently, that has a duty to society, that earnestly cares about workers. Stop using such methods to target an association comprised of nothing more than normal people, Renmin University students with personal liberty, dignity, privacy, and all other fair civil rights! \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you are concerned and wish to help Xinguang, and stop the school\u2019s monitoring, isolating, slandering, and sealing-off of Xinguang students, please contact Xinguang member and Class of \u201916 philosophy student Yang Shuhan (phone: 19987114509, WeChat: xxzhkyly376). Darkness won\u2019t retreat on its own. Only if there is light shining into a dark room, will the darkness be dispersed!<\/span><\/p>\n

Scan QR code to add Yang Shuhan\u2019s student WeChat, and follow Xinguang\u2019s bitter experiences!<\/span><\/p>\n

Given the harsh treatment (post deletions, account banning) by the WeChat platform, everyone please follow Xinguang\u2019s new platform, the Xinguang WordPress website:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/xinguangruc.wordpress.com<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

[Chinese<\/strong><\/a>]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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