Present classification: Former / released · Region: Mainland China
Profile status: Canonical profile; source enrichment remains ongoing.
Wang Donghai (王东海) was a Zhejiang democracy activist associated with the 1979 Zhejiang Tide (浙江潮), the 1989 democracy movement, and the 1998 organizing effort that became the Zhejiang branch of the China Democracy Party.
Democracy and organizational activity
Controlled P1 sources identify Wang as a co-founder of Zhejiang Tide and as a participant in the 1989 democracy movement. In 1998 he was among the Zhejiang activists involved in attempting to register the China Democracy Party. These roles are presented conservatively pending recovery of original mastheads, registration papers, and other primary organization records.
Political imprisonment
Rights and media sources report that Wang received a two-year sentence following the 1989 movement. The original judgment and exact release instrument remain to be recovered, so this profile does not infer an exact release date.
Later life and death
Wang Donghai died on April 28, 2012, in Zhejiang, mainland China. This profile treats him as a deceased contributor to China’s democracy movement.
Source and verification note
The P1 controlled media baseline includes reporting and documentation from the Washington Post, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Radio Free Asia, and movement-source material. Primary 1979 mastheads, the 1989 judgment/release record, and the 1998 CDP registration packet remain enrichment targets. Statements above distinguish established source-supported facts from unresolved primary-record questions.
FCM classification: Democracy activist; China Democracy Party co-founder/organizer; former political prisoner; deceased contributor.