A former Chinese state prosecutor criticized Xi Jinping’s plan to rule indefinitely and now he’s been arrested

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• China reportedly arrested a man this week who criticized the country’s plan to scrap presidential term limits.
• This appears to be the first arrest of someone who has protested the plan, though at least one dissident was sent away on a forced “holiday” ahead of China’s annual legislature meeting this week.
• The arrest shows the length China is willing to go to in order to clamp down on dissent.

A former state prosecutor was arrested this week after he criticized President Xi Jinping’s plan to scrap term limits, according to his family.

Shen Liangqing, a long-time activist, was reportedly arrested by 10 police officers in Hefei on Tuesday night, according to a Radio Free Asia report.

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