Dong Yuyu
Born (1962-04-21) April 21, 1962
Fushun
OccupationJournalist
Years active1987–present

Dong Yuyu (Chinese: 董郁玉) is a Chinese journalist and editor for the Guangming Daily. In 2022 he was detained by the Chinese authories and in 2023 indicted on charges of espionage.

Early life and education

Dong was born in April of 1962 in Fushun.[1] He graduated from Peking University law school in 1987.[2][1]

Career

Dong began working for the Guangming Daily, a Communist Party newspaper, in 1987 after graduating from law school.[2][1] He participated in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and served a year of hard labor, after which he resumed work at the paper.[3][1]

In 2006 he was awarded a Nieman Fellowship.[2][3] In the period preceding his acceptance of the fellowship, he was aware he was under state surveillance, according to his family.[1] In 2010 he was a visiting fellow at Keio University and in 2014 a visiting professor at Hokkaido University, both in Japan.[2][3] At the time of his arrest he was deputy head of Guangming Daily's editorial department.[1]

Dong's writing was generally considered to advocate progressive reform in China.[4]

Arrest

In February of 2022, Dong was detained by Chinese authorities while lunching with a Japanese diplomat at the Novotel Xin Qiao hotel in downtown Beijing.[2][3][5][6] He was formally arrested six months later and in March of 2023 was indicted on charges of espionage.[2] His family did not release news of his detention until April 24, 2023, as they were concerned it might negatively affect his chances of being released uncharged.[3][7]

The arrest was criticized by the National Press Club, press advocacy groups, academics, and journalists.[1][4]

Personal life

Dong is not a member of the Communist Party.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Wong, Chun Han (24 April 2023). "China Accuses Newspaper Editor of Espionage After Meeting With Diplomat". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Wang, Vivian (2023-04-24). "China Accuses a Liberal Columnist of Espionage". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Prominent Chinese journalist faces espionage charges". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  4. 1 2 Davidson, Helen (2023-04-25). "Chinese journalist arrested on charges of espionage". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
  5. ↑ "China acusa a columnista liberal de espionaje tras almuerzo con diplomático". Periódico San Juan (in Spanish). 2023-04-24. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  6. ↑ "Family: Chinese Journalist Faces Espionage Charges". VOA. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  7. ↑ "China formally charges journalist with spying, media rights group says". Hong Kong Free Press. 2023-04-25. Retrieved 2023-04-25.
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