Until he disappeared last week, lawyer-turned-video blogger Chen Qiushi was one of the most visible pioneers in a small but dogged movement that is defying the ruling Communist Party's monopoly on information.
Later that evening, his friend and well-know mixed martial artist Xu Xiaodongthat Chen had been forcibly quarantined for 14 days, considered the maximum incubation period for the virus. He said Chen had been healthy and showed no signs of infection.
Fang, a seller of traditional Chinese clothing, filmed a testy exchange through the metal grill of his door with a group of four or five officers. The footage posted on YouTube offered a glimpse into how the security apparatus is working overtime to keep a lid on public anger about the spread of the virus.Chen re-posted that video on his Twitter feed – one of his last tweets before his disappearance.last week focused attention on earlier attempts to suppress speech, and its consequences.
"The number one reason our government couldn't control this is because they always conceal the truth and block information from citizens," he said from his hometown in Hubei. Since graduating from law school in 2007, Chen has worked as a waiter, hotel cleaner, voice actor, police reporter, and eventually, a TV host, launching a budding media career. He passed the bar in 2014 and began practicing in Beijing,
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