Media Profile & Archive — Cheng Fangwei (程方维). This archive preserves the source basis and evidentiary limits behind the Person Profile. It supports Cheng Fangwei (程方维).
Person profile
Cheng Fangwei (程方维) — former University of Sydney student; detained after returning to China in late 2024; sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for splittism. Case linked to pro-democracy and minority-rights advocacy abroad. No court, province, facility, or exact dates publicly documented.
Source chronology
- 2024 (late) — return and detention. Cheng Fangwei returned to China in late 2024; he lost contact with his family and was later confirmed to have been detained and convicted (Dui Hua Foundation, Prisoner Updates 2026 #4). Exact detention date and location: not documented.
- 2026 — sentence reported. Dui Hua Foundation, Prisoner Updates 2026 #4: sentenced to six years’ imprisonment for splittism; family has not received the judgment. Congressional-Executive Commission on China, China Monitor #7: six-year sentence on separatism charges, case linked to pro-democracy protest/advocacy activity in Australia.
- 2026-08-31 — Issue 131 roster. Rights Defense Network / 维权网 monthly report lists “Cheng Fangwei” among reported current-custody political prisoners and prisoners of conscience. No individual case detail given.
Source list
- The Dui Hua Foundation, Prisoner Updates 2026 #4 — https://duihua.org/prisoner-updates-2026-4/ (opened/read in search index; Chinese characters 程方维, six-year splittism sentence, late-2024 return, family without judgment copy)
- Congressional-Executive Commission on China, China Monitor #7 — https://www.cecc.gov/publications/china-monitor/china-monitor-7 (opened/read in search index; University of Sydney student, six-year separatism sentence, Australia pro-democracy activity)
- Rights Defense Network / 维权网, Issue 131 monthly report (2026-08-31) — Chinese edition: https://chinatruth.net/zh/article/ (Issue 131 article, cited per prior M179 read); English edition: https://chinatruth.net/en/article/ (Issue 131 article, cited per prior M179 read). Person profile copy references the report; direct page re-read flagged for publisher click-verification.
- FreeChina Issue 131 source roster page — https://freechina.live/political-prisoners/mainland-china-current-former/issue-131-source-roster-1638/ (opened via REST search; confirms roster lineage)
What is not known
Court, province, detention facility, arrest date, sentencing date, sentence start/end dates, appeal status, and current location are not publicly documented. The Person profile asserts none of these.