Following up from my previous blog, a translation of the
letter from the families of the five incarcerated Chinese feminists was given
to the state prosecutors encouraging them to release the women. The letter was
very long and compassionate. It reads, “Only Zheng Churan’s family had been
notified of her detention…We are astonished, puzzled and indignant at this…” Then
they go on to talk about how the women are socially responsible citizens and
how they were carrying on the tradition of the pioneers who founded their
feminist party. They say that they believe the ideas and actions of the five
relatives did not violate national policy or laws in anyway. Their activities
were just to oppose sexual harassment, domestic violence and protect women and
children with the core values of socialism and raising social awareness.
According to the letter, the women were very involved people who participated and
volunteered for public activities including AIDS prevention, discrimination
against hepatitis sufferers and more. They all attended university and
addressed the issues of women’s rights to authority. The family that they have
a very good image in society and are loved by people.
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Based on the letter, the family sounds extremely intelligent
and also supports and understands the role of a feminist. The women all seem to
have a heart for those who are discriminated, not just women but everyone. Of
course, it should not have been too difficult writing the letter and defending
the five women because there does not seem to be any rational evidence of acts
of violence or anything against the law. If these women are not released after
the detention center and the government reads this letter, then the government may
not be as supportive of equal rights of women as they said they were working to
be. This incident is definitely a setback for China.
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