A Chinese artist whose work draws attention to the communist regime’s bloody history was tried behind closed doors on March 30, according to his family and European diplomats.
Gao Zhen, a 69-year-old artist and permanent U.S. resident, has been detained in China since 2024, when he was on a family trip from the United States.
Diplomats from the European Union said that Gao’s wife and son, who have also been detained, were barred from attending Gao’s trial in the northern Chinese city of Sanhe, about an hour’s drive from Beijing.
“After an initial admittance to the court building, they were not granted entry to the hearing’s room,” the EU delegation to China said on X on March 30. “We will continue to follow developments closely and support respect for due process and fair trial guarantees.”…
China Tries Dissident Artist Whose Work Depicts Cultural Revolution
