Congressional Record/Volume 167/Issue 4/Extensions of Remarks/Wuhan Virus Chronicler Jailed

by Addison Graves Wilson

WUHAN VIRUS CHRONICLER JAILED

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HON. JOE WILSON
OF SOUTH CAROLINA
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Mr. Wilson of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, December 29, Chun Han Wong reported that Wuhan Chronicler Zhang Zhan was convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble with her posts” jailing her for four years.}}

“A Chinese court imposed a four-year prison term on a citizen journalist who documented how Covid–19 ravaged the city where the coronavirus was first detected…

“Zhang Zhan, 37 years old, was convicted of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” after a roughly 2½-hour trial… where prosecutors accused her of spreading falsehoods about the pandemic through social-media posts…

“Her detention dovetails with Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s campaign to recast the coronavirus pandemic… featuring extensive propaganda and censorship efforts aimed at mollifying public anger and suppressing criticism against missteps in the government's initial response.

“In Monday’s trial, Ms. Zhang said she regarded the proceeding, against her as illegitimate…”

I especially regret the Communist Party repression of the Chinese people because my father, First Lieutenant Hugh Wilson, served in China during World War II in the Flying Tigers where I grew up with his affection for the Chinese people and their extraordinary culture.

In conclusion, God Bless our Troops and we will never forget September 11th in the Global War on Terrorism.

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