The sound of silence

Hu Jia, a real hero, was jailed for three and half years today. What he essentially did was helping people and telling truth. In China, disagree with authority is one of the most dangerous things to do. Actually, IT IS THE MOST DANGEROUS THING TO DO. Fully aware of that, he still tried to get his voice heard. However, that makes him qualify for the crime "inciting subversion of state power".

Dr. Gao Yaojie, 81 years old, was under house arrested for doing the right thing too, even though she has been recognized as "Ten People Who Touched China in 2003". What a joke!

As a Chinese, I fully understand China has a very complicated situation and any tiny change would have very big impact. Therefore it is vital to carefully plan every step. However, how long does it have to take to simple do what everyone understands to be the right thing?

1.3 billion people population. Yet we still can hear the sound of silence...