Historical recovery status: Archived media-coverage page located on FreeChina.net.
A FreeChina.net media page preserves an Associated Press report dated July 29, 1998 concerning software entrepreneur Lin Hai and allegations that he supplied a large list of Chinese e-mail addresses to an overseas online democracy publication. The report discussed his expected prosecution and broader state controls over political Internet use.
The archived article also referred to the China Democracy Party and to reports of online publications being targeted by destructive programs. Those claims remain attributed to the sources quoted in the AP report.
Provenance
- Outlet: Associated Press
- Original report date: July 29, 1998
- Historical FreeChina.net file:
/coverage/english/abc729lh.htm - Recovery classification: Archived Media Coverage