Historical recovery status: Archived media-coverage page located on FreeChina.net.
A FreeChina.net media page preserves an Associated Press report dated June 29, 1998 on the detention of Wang Youcai after an attempt to register the China Democracy Party in Zhejiang during President Bill Clinton’s visit to China. The report cited the Washington-based Free China Movement for the claim that the application was the first open attempt by Chinese dissidents to obtain government approval for an opposition party.
This recovery record summarizes the archived AP report and does not reproduce the copyrighted article in full. Statements about arrests, legal status and political significance remain attributed to the contemporary sources cited by AP.
Provenance
- Outlet: Associated Press
- Original report date: June 29, 1998
- Historical FreeChina.net file:
/coverage/english/abc0629fcm.htm - Recovery classification: Archived Media Coverage