BEIJING, Sept 22 (Reuters) - A leading activist in China's #MeToo movement went on trial for subversion on Friday, according to several diplomats and a spokesperson for a campaign group calling for her release.
The day before her arrest, Huang had been scheduled to fly to Britain to begin a master's degree at the University of Sussex on a British government-funded scholarship, the campaign group spokesperson said.
Huang, an independent journalist who covered Chinese #MeToo allegations and the 2019 Hong Kong anti-government protests, had been detained by Chinese police for three months in late 2019.
The campaign group spokesperson said the charges of sedition against her and Wang were based on the gatherings the two activists often held for Chinese youth during which they discussed social issues.
The police did not respond to a faxed request to comment on the allegations made by the campaign spokesperson.
Persons:
Huang Xueqin, Wang Jianbing, Huang, Wang, Laurie Chen, Miral
Organizations:
People's, University of Sussex, Police, British Foreign Office, Hong, Thomson
Locations:
BEIJING, China's, Guangzhou, United States, Britain, Germany, France, Netherlands, Beijing, Hong Kong