Chinese authorities detain ex-CDH executive Gongquan Wang
Gongquan Wang, founder of CDH Venture Capital, has been detained by Chinese authorities for alleged involvement of New Citizen’s Movement, a civil rights group advocating greater transparency in government. Wang left CDH two years ago.
About 20 police came to Wang's apartment in Beijing at around midday on Friday, Biao Teng, a fellow activist and lecturer at Beijing's University of Politics and Law, told Reuters. The policemen told Wang...
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