Zhou Lidong (周丽东) — Media Profile & Archive
This archive preserves the source record behind the Zhou Lidong (周丽东) profile: a Falun Gong practitioner from Jixi City, Heilongjiang, put on trial in 2025 and listed in the 3.5-year-sentence band of the August 2026 roster, with provenance and limitations noted. Sources are graded; allegations remain attributed rather than stated as fact.
Minghui’s article on her case writes 周立冬; the Rights Defense Network roster writes 周丽东. Both romanize as Zhou Lidong (Lìdōng). The two spellings refer to the same person: the Minghui article concerns a Jixi City (Heilongjiang) Falun Gong practitioner’s 2025 trial; the roster’s 周丽东 sits in the same Zhou-family segment (between 周景成 and 周丽娜) as the English roster’s “Zhou Lidong”; and Ms. Zhou’s home was the site of fellow practitioner Wang Shuxiang’s February 11, 2025 arrest — a Jixi-locus connection documented by Minghui. Do not treat the spellings as two people, and do not merge this person with any other Zhou Lidong on name alone.
Minghui.org — “黑龙江鸡西市周立冬被非法庭审” (August 27, 2025)
(Opened and read in full by prior publication research, 2026-09-27; a re-fetch attempt in this update was denied upstream (HTTP 403), so the earlier read stands as the verification record pending re-confirmation: https://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2025/8/27/黑龙江鸡西市周立冬被非法庭审-498819.html). Dedicated case report on her trial in Jixi, characterizing the proceedings as an unlawful trial (非法庭审) — the community publication’s characterization, recorded as attributed. Note: the article also mentions Wang Shuxiang’s sentence as “either two or 3.5 years,” which conflicts with the July reports carrying the judgment number — disclosed as a contradiction; it concerns Wang’s sentence, not Ms. Zhou’s. Source grade: Falun Gong community publication; dedicated case report on her trial; single-community source, partisan.
Minghui.org — Wang Shuxiang case report (July 19, 2025)
(Opened and read in full by prior publication research, 2026-09-27: https://www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2025/7/19/%E5%9B%A0%E4%BC%A0%E5%A4%A7%E6%B3%95%E7%9C%9F%E7%9B%B8-%E9%BB%91%E9%BE%99%E6%B1%9F%E9%B8%A1%E8%A5%BF%E5%B8%82%E5%85%AD%E6%97%AC%E7%8E%8B%E6%B7%91%E9%A6%99%E8%A2%AB%E8%AF%AC%E5%88%A4-497290.html). Establishes the February 11, 2025 arrest of Wang Shuxiang at Ms. Zhou’s home, Wang’s indictment by the Jidong County Procuratorate, her June 9, 2025 trial, and the two-year prison sentence with a 10,000-yuan fine (judgment number (2025) 黑321刑初37号). Source grade: Falun Gong community publication; connection evidence for the case.
维权网 — August 2026 monthly report, Issue 131 (August 31, 2026)
维权网《中国大陆在押政治犯、良心犯月度报告（2026年8月31日）第131期（共1638人）, mirrored in English and Chinese. Lists 周丽东 / “Zhou Lidong” in the “sentenced to 3 years and 6 months, 126 people” band. Chinese edition (live original): https://wqw2010.blogspot.com/2026/08/20268311311638.html; English edition read from a local capture. Source for in-custody classification as of August 2026. Source grade: monitoring organization; single-source roster fact.
Source conflicts and limitations
All case facts (2025 trial, home-arrest connection, sentencing classification) rest on a single-community source (Minghui.org) plus one systematic roster (Issue 131); no independent international-media or official corroboration was found, and the 3.5-year sentence is from the Issue 131 roster band, not from a case-specific judgment document. The Minghui August 27, 2025 article’s statement that Wang Shuxiang’s sentence was “either two or 3.5 years” conflicts with the July reports carrying the judgment number (two years plus a 10,000-yuan fine, (2025) 黑321刑初37号) — disclosed as a contradiction concerning Wang’s sentence, not Ms. Zhou’s; the public record carries only the judgment-number version for Wang. The 126-person 3.5-year band is a same-sentence-length aggregation, not a joint case; band neighbors are not co-defendants. “Unlawful trial” (非法庭审) is the community publication’s characterization, not an independently verified legal finding. Not found: PRC official narrative, state media, or court notices on her case; independent international media; the date of her own judgment and the issuing court; any update on her condition or detention location after the 2025 trial; consular or diplomatic attention (not relevant to the case as reported). Must not be published: a judgment date or issuing court for her own sentence (not given by any source found); a computed release date; any update on her condition or detention location after the 2025 trial; the Minghui article’s “either two or 3.5 years” for Wang Shuxiang as fact; 周立冬 and 周丽东 as two separate people.
Person profile: Zhou Lidong (周丽东)