Human rights activist Wang Meiyu, 38, was detained after he stood
outside the Hunan provincial police department holding a sign that
called on President Xi Jinping to resign and implement universal
suffrage in China. He was later charged with "picking quarrels and
provoking trouble," a vague offence often given to dissidents. Wang, who
began his work as an activist when his home was forcibly demolished, has
been detained and suffered torture before. In 2018 after he held up the
placard calling for President Xi's resignation, police stormed into his
home - victimizing, threatening and torturing him. Wang died on 23rd
September 2019, after suffering torture in Chinese custody; bleeding
from his eyes, mouth, ears and nose. The author's opinion: President Xi
should take Wang's brave call for universal suffrage to heart, and
implement universal suffrage in China; so that democracy and civil
rights - including freedom of religion for Muslim minorities - can
finally be manifested for all 1.4 billion people in China.