A Chinese activist and entrepreneur was forcibly removed from his home in Beijing by local police on the evening of March 9 during their “investigation” of the so-called “White Paper Movement.”
Businessman Guo Kunpeng said he believes his detention was related to the annual “Two Sessions” meetings that were taking place at the time of his arrest. Guo said he was not released until after midnight. It is common for the harassment of Chinese people by the authorities to increase around so-called “sensitive dates,” such as Chinese Communist Party conferences.
Guo may have been singled out because of his protests against the forced demolition of his factory. He says he has lost hundreds of millions of yuan (over $10 million) due to the demolition of his factory by local township authorities in 2018. His protests against the demolition and his pursuit of compensation have likely made him the target of the communist regime’s suppression—even though the demolitions were officially confirmed to have been illegal….