Wei's arrest and detention occurred under whose leadership?
Xi Jinping
Jiang Zemin
Deng Xiaoping
Mao Zedong
Answer
Under Deng Xiaoping's leadership, Wei Jingsheng was arrested and detained for his activities in the Democracy Wall movement. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison, but was released after serving 14 years.
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Wei's deportation to the USA was largely seen as a result of?
The Democracy Wall in Beijing emerged during which movement?
Wei won which notable human rights award?
As a political prisoner, Wei spent a total of how many years in prison?
Wei Jingsheng wrote his essay after the end of which political campaign?
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