Chinese labor activists indicted for subversion; Trial begins for Chinese #MeToo journalist

Beijing (AFP) Sept 23, 2023

China has formally indicted two activists for "inciting subversion of state power", a group of supporters said Saturday, as the pair face trial after two years in detention. Journalist and #MeToo advocate Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing were arrested on 19 September 2021, but their trial in the southern city of Guangzhou was only due to begin on Friday, according to sup