Chinese lawyer detained for mentioning Twitter

Tang Jingling, a Guangzhou lawyer, was invited to the Guangzhou College of Vocational Technology on November 27 to lecture students on the internet.

Radio Free Asia reports:

[H]e was interrupted by a member of the campus security force who was auditing the class, and was told to show his identification before being led away by police.

Twitter is considered “a tool of subversion” by some Chinese security personnel, says local activist Bei Feng.

“As far as I know, leading Chinese Web sites and forums were all cautioned not to discuss Twitter, which may now be monitored by special task forces,” Bei said.