China activist who called Xi clueless on coronavirus faces years in jail for 'subversion'

Xu Zhiyong is being held in secret detention and has been denied access to a lawyer, say friends A prominent Chinese activist detained for criticising President Xi Jinping's handling of the coronavirus outbreak is being held on a state security charge that carry a maximum sentence of 15 years in jail, his friends said on Sunday. Xu Zhiyong, a former law lecturer and founder of the social campaign New Citizens Movement, was taken away by police on 15 February during a fresh crackdown on freedom o...