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'''Description of Artwork:''' Lin Hai was accused of using the Internet to subvert the Chinese socialist system. <P> | '''Description of Artwork:''' Lin Hai was accused of using the Internet to subvert the Chinese socialist system. <P> | ||
'''The Incident:''' Lin Hai was arrested in December 1998 for supplying e-mail addresses to an overseas publication called | '''The Incident:''' Lin Hai was arrested in December 1998 for supplying e-mail addresses to an overseas publication called ''VIP Reference'' which enabled them to bypass China's censor. Lin Hai was charged with "subverting the socialist system." <P> | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' Lin Hai's trial was closed to the public. Chinese officials suggests that it "involves government internal affairs." <P> | '''Results of Incident:''' Lin Hai's trial was closed to the public. Chinese officials suggests that it "involves government internal affairs." <P> | ||
