A hutong alley in Beijing in October 2017. Hunan Province police arrested Chen Jieren, an independent blogger who frequently published articles critical of the Communist Party on his blog, on July 4, 2018, according to reports. (Reuters/Thomas Peter)
A hutong alley in Beijing in October 2017. Hunan Province police arrested Chen Jieren, an independent blogger who frequently published articles critical of the Communist Party on his blog, on July 4, 2018, according to reports. (Reuters/Thomas Peter)

Chinese police arrest critical blogger Chen Jieren