A well known Chinese blogger is stabbed while presenting at a bookstore. Dragged into the men’s room, he is attacked by 2 assailants.

Although cyber-police patrol the net, eliminating posts/sites that are considered too risque, blogging is the most accessible means of self expression in China where news media is regularly censored.

Xu Lai, the writer behind Pro-State in Flames, was speaking at the One Way Street bookshop in Beijing on Saturday afternoon when he was attacked, the Southern Metropolis Daily reported. He had been speaking for a couple of hours and was answering questions when a fracas erupted.

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A report on the English-language blog Black and White Cat noted that “Xu Lai may not have the megastar status of Han Han, but he’s very much an A-list blogger.”

The Southern Metropolis Daily said: “Xu Lai is a low-key sort of person and he’s just a science journalist who wouldn’t provoke anyone. However, there are many things on his blog that can touch a nerve and he has probably made enemies that way.”

Just one more reason why net neutrality is worth preserving and fighting for. Remember this?

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