The world is the same, US has political prisoners as well,take it easy, let us make it change together.

Diego, Taian, Shandong

As a Chinese citizen, I am concerned about his safety and care deeply about him. I don't know exactly about his story and what happened to him until finding only a little bit information concerning him on the internet. Obviously he was involved in a sensitive issue. But frankly i think he's a good man.

megalodon, Beijing, China

we in england do not have the right to critisise other nations, even the Chinese. In the UK our Prisoner X was jailed by a Secret Court and his name cannot be revealed, even by Times columnist Camilla Cavendish. The court and offence Prisoner X was sentenced-to cannot be revealed, although it was apparently concerned with his faily escaping threats from social services by going abroad. Whilst Mrs Jia has to suffer house arrest, Prisoner X's wife is exiled abroad to protect the surviving family.

Before we try the "holier-than-thou" route we need to sort our own Secret Court system out first.

Richard England, Manchester, England

to HH, BJ, China:
your personal feeling could not represent all the chinese people!
i strongly suggest the whole world work together to pursue the disgusting communist government release the great guy!

cty, zhejiang, china

How much do you know about China? How many of you have ever been to CHina for even once?How many of you have seen in person the human rights situation in China? You always condemn we Chinese for being blindfolded by our country, but what about you? Rampantly criticised the so-called injustice in a country you even have never been to, and your only basis is what you've seen on the media, an organ of your western world. As Chinese, what I do know and see clearly is that these people's behaviours have made me feel insecure. I want peace. Why do you guys make so many troubles with China? Don't pretend to be a saviour. It only makes me feel disgusting...

HH, BJ, China

How far is our Government going to let China go in violation of human rights before they speak out and recommend a boycott of the Beijing Olympics?
Our political l leaders are supine before China. What has happened to the New Labour so called ethical foreign policy? Why is Gordon Brown silent? Why is he willing to accept the Olympic torch in Downing Street? Why was the Chinese Ambassador invited to run with it, thereby politicising the event.
Add the imprisonment of Hu Jia to the repression in Tibet, the shooting of fleeing tibetans on the Nepali border, the persecution of Falun Gong and the massacre in Tiananamen Square and we clearly have a government who should never have been given the chance to hold the Olympic Games.
If we have any pride or integrity we will boycott the Games, boycott its commercial sponsors and discourage all investment in China.

Veronica, Hale, England

When a intellectual Chinese Citizen stands up for his right and bring his point of view before his government, he is imprisoned.Does it makes sense? That's right, nothing ever will makes sense as long as those old communist leaders keep ruling China.It's either their way or the highway and tiananmen square massacre is the best example of their policies toward any one who rise up with a genuine idea.They just can't can't grow up and can't handle the truth.It is a shame that in a country of more than 1 billion people, only few have real guts to really stand up for their basic right.
The world is not picking on China but the rest of the world has it's own share of little problems but nothing as sickening as what China is doing to Tibetan people;falon gong practitioner and those poor farmers whose homes are bulldozed down just so that the big corporate big shots can build skyscrapers.
Let me give them a reality check on this.It is time Chinese people have to start asking questions.

Sylvia mcfee, new york city, united state

oh yeah and the americans record so good on human rights, people imprisoned in guantanamo bay and charges drummed up with no grounding whatsoever... saw a 60 minuts programme about it the other night... they said after the german govermenet effectively vouched for one guy that they would release him in about 6 or 8 weeks.. finally released 3 and a half YEARS later... wow you holier than thou americans go waterboard a few more prisoners and get over it...

Barry, Chesham, Uk

It is time for the IOC to take the 2008 Olympics away from China and hold the Games in a different country in 2009. This appalling injustice, along with the jailing of Yang Chunlin in a similar case, must be considered the straw that breaks the camel's back as far as international tolerance of the Chinese regime is concerned. (I won't even mention Tibet.) Back in 2001, Beijing was awarded the Games on faith (or perhaps hope) that China would improve its human rights record in the years leading up to 2008. That has not happened; if anything, the situation is worsening. It is time for China to face the consequences: the death of its Olympic dream.

Here in the US, I urge that the Olympic torch not be allowed to pass through San Francisco, and that any American torch-bearers refuse to carry the torch if it does touch American soil.

Eric, Takoma Park, Maryland, USA

The nebulous charge of subversion!
Anyone for a Chinese takeaway?

Pat, Glasgow,

It is not too late for the rest of the world who are attending the Olympic Games, to withdraw!!!
Why don't we all boycott the games, that should cause a big worry for China. And all that money spent!

Lyle Kadim, London, UK

The Chinese government is disgraceful for this kind of action. It's appalling that this country is hosting the Olympics. The Communist Party is obviously completely corrupt and has no regard for human life. The IOC must speak up. This is a tarnish on Olympic history, and it is only going to get worse from here.

Shaun Smith, Toronto, Canada

China has moved forward materially. The GDP (of course for southern China) is impressive. But the approach and the statement of the Communist party sadly brings back memories of the Cultural revolution. The adage "wolf in a robe" actually is more apt for the Communist party. Cultural revolution hawks in their business suits don't make world leaders.
More importantly, the fact that the world is willing to accept the communist leaders for a few dollars is scary and shocking. If this is the kind of government that the world is looking for in the 21st century, I say "shame on the world".
For my chinese neighbours, please realise that you can also have a country where you are free to speak your mind, where you can elect your own leaders, where you will not be imprisoned and killed for voicing your opinion. I hope that we will see you free soon also, just like us Tibetans.
For we believe, like hui jua, without freedom - everything else is worthless!!!!

pasang, toronto,