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Dying Mother of Jailed Chinese Dissident Pens Open Letter: 'I Just Want to
Say Goodbye'

Shen Hua

   The mother of China's first cyberdissident, who has been in detention
   since 2016, has published an open letter asking for permission to visit
   her son before she dies.

   Huang Qi is serving a 12-year sentence for leaking state secrets. His
   87-year old mother published her letter earlier this month, and it has
   been circulating online.

   In the letter, Huang's mother, Pu Wenqing, said she's suffering from
   several chronic illnesses including diabetes and cancer and doesn't
   have much time left to live.

   "I have two requests," she wrote, "to see my son for the last time, and
   talk with him about his case."

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