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China: Jailing of dissident won't harm U.S. ties
October 31, 1996
Web posted at: 3:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT)BEIJING (CNN) -- China said on Thursday its jailing of leading dissident Wang Dan for 11 years was not a human rights issue but an ordinary legal matter that would not hurt Beijing's sensitive relationship with the United States.
After Wednesday's sentencing of the former student leader, the Clinton administration urged China "to show clemency to this courageous man, whose championing of democratic values has gained him deserved international recognition," U.S. State Department spokesman Nicholas Burns said.
The human rights group Amnesty International called the sentencing, after a four-hour trial, "a parody of justice." Police posted outside the home of Wang's family blocked reporters from talking to his parents, who plan to appeal as soon as they receive official notification of the verdict.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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