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China police hold detained activist’s lawyer

Chinese police have detained a lawyer who sought to visit a prominent activist taken into custody this week, a Beijing-based dissident and overseas rights groups said on Friday. Liu Weiguo was taken away in the capital while trying to see his client. US ‘concerned’ over detention of Chinese lawyer. The United States on Thursday called on China to release a human rights lawyer who has campaigned against government corruption, saying it appeared he was being penalized for his activism. Xu Zhiyong, a lecturer at Beijing university, was held by police. How to customize this?